Category: Forest Products Industry related
Source: Forest Business Network BY TOM MARTIN – AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION (AFF) · IMAGE BY DANNA § CURIOUS TANGLES / FLICKR.COM Last week, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it has created a new alternative compliance path in its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard to encourage more responsibly-sourced building materials. […]
Source: Make it Wood How can using wood help address climate change? Wood stores carbon. It also has a low embodied energy compared to most other building materials. The use of responsibly sourced wood can make a real difference in our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by shifting from other, more greenhouse-intensive materials. This […]
Source: Make it Wood Timber is the only major building material that helps tackle climate change. As trees grow they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. When the tree is responsibly harvested the carbon is locked in the wood and remains there for the life of any products made with that timber. Responsibly sourced wood […]
Source: The Forest Blog By: Russ Vaagen The word “collaboration” is used a great deal these days. If you find yourself in the world of forest management or the US Forest Service, it’s everywhere. So what does it mean how does it.work? The Oxford Dictionary says that collaboration is the action of working with someone […]
Source: UNECE Wood should be considered the building material of the future for four reasons. First, wood is a sustainable building material, as it is derived from a renewable source and has low embodied energy when compared with most other structural materials. The energy consumed in managing forests, harvesting trees, producing forest products and transporting […]
Source: Forest Business Network By: EVERGREEN MAGAZINE In this special Evergreen report, we profile the sorry state of affairs in Montana, a state that relishes its reputation as “the last best place,” a phrase coined by William Kittredge that became the title of his anthology of Montana writers, published in 1988 by the Montana Historical Society. […]
Source: Zip 06 By: Becky Coffey, Senior Staff Writer In a selective logging operation, the Valley Shore Y is thinning the forest surrounding its building, parking lots, and fields. The goal of the project is to promote forest health, improve privacy and screening by promoting growth of the understory, and eliminate potential hazards to people presented […]
Source: Forest Business Network BY PETER STANGEL – U.S. ENDOWMENT FOR FORESTRY AND COMMUNITIES · IMAGE BY SIGURDAS / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (Endowment) hosted a special session at the 2016 Utility Management Conference to highlight the important role that forests and other types of natural or green infrastructure play […]
Source: Evergreen Magazine It is 5:00 AM in any given time zone across these United States. While many are hitting the snooze alarm, or enjoying their first cup of coffee, a dedicated group of professionals is already on the job. They are America’s loggers, harvesters of the timber that will eventually make its way into […]
Source: Landscapes Architect Network #1 The oldest living thing on Earth The oldest living organism on Earth is believed to be the “Pando” colony of Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) in Utah, also known as the Trembling Giant. The colony of trees covers some 41.7 hectares (103 acres) and is estimated to weigh nearly 6,000,000 kilograms […]
Source: Landscapes Architect Network #2 Facts About Redwood Trees: The Biggest and the Best Contrary to popular belief, the tallest trees in the world are actually the Coast or Californian Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens), and not the Giant Redwoods or Wellingtonia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). Even though both species of trees are sometimes referred to as Giant Redwoods, […]
Source: Landscapes Architect Network #3 Self-defense and communication Trees are masters of both self-defense and communication. Scientists have found that when attacked by insects, trees can flood their leaves with chemicals called phenolics. These noxious compounds are distasteful to tree pests and can even impede their growth. What’s amazing is that once a tree is […]
Source: Landscapes Architect Network #4 Did trees really kill the dinosaurs? There is a theory that the evolution of tall, woody, flowering trees (angiosperms) might have played a pivotal role in the extinction of the dinosaurs. It is believed, by some, that the speed at which flowering plants evolved on Earth (possibly spurred on by […]
Source: Landscapes Architect Network #5 Saving energy and money Most people know that trees near buildings can raise property prices by an average of 14 percent in the U.K. and as much as up to 37 percent in the U.S. But trees can also have an impact on the energy used for heating and cooling […]
Source: Landscapes Architect Network #6 Who needs a compass When lost, it is possible to use trees to assist you in navigation. In northern temperate climates, moss will grow on the northern side of the tree trunk, where it is shadier. Failing that, if you find a tree that has been cut down, you can […]