PA - A boost for local wood industry The Delaware-Highlands Conservancy (DHC) has produced a brochure that serves as a guide to available wood and forestry for three counties
MT - Economic Analysis Bureau Launches New Web Site The bureau's Forest Industry Research Program monitors industry operations in Montana, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming
States forestry industry continues to thrive Although the economy is sluggish throughout the country, a new study shows Mississippis forestry industry is staying strong.
Endowment and The Conservation Fund to Launch Online Marketplace for Working Forests The marketplace will link individual donors and groups of donors with small-scale entrepreneurs whose enterprises help retain working forests across the country
Tax Tips for Forest Landowners for the 2008 Tax Year This bulletin summarizes key federal income tax provisions for forestland owners, foresters, loggers, forest product businesses, and tax practitioners
Northeastern Loggers' Association Publishes New E-Book on Log Bucker Training The Northeastern Loggers' Association (NELA) has recently published Improving Hardwood Log Values: A Manual for Training Expert Buckers in pdf format.
Northeastern Loggers Association Publishes New E-Book on Hardwood Logs The Northeastern Loggers Association (NELA) has just published The Hardwood Log Desktop Reference Book in pdf format.
OR - BLM Turns To Forest2Market For Timber Prices The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has contracted with Forest2Market for current pricing data for delivered logs by species and grade in western Oregon
MN: Chain of Custody Since 2005, the state of Minnesota has held dual certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).
Improve Forest Inventories or Risk Losing Billions in Timber Value University of Georgias Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources study shows what can happen to decisions about thinning and harvesting when foresters and owners rely on imprecise stand data
From Wood Waste to Renewable Energy: The Fuels for Schools Program began in the West after the 2000 fire season. Lakewood, CO
NY - Pure Catskills Wood Products Directory Released A new publication from the Watershed Agricultural Council and Catskill WoodNet promotes local wood-product manufacturers in the Catskill Region
Woody biomass desk guide just released This 90 page report developed by the US Forest Service covers program design, markets, appraisal, NEPA, contract tools, sale prep considerations, equipment and a glossary of terms
National Woodland Owner Survey The National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) is the official census of forest owners in the United States. It is aimed at increasing our understanding of woodland owners who are the critical link between forests and society.
Tools, Techniques to Estimate Timber Volume Bill Cook, an MSU Extension forester, provides educational programming for the entire Upper Peninsula.
US Forest Service announces the launch of a new, on-line data access tool The new National Woodland Owner Survey is the official census of forest owners in the United States
Regional Wood Supply Study for Northern Arizona Just Released Northern Arizona University's report identifies the potential volume of wood resources available from more than 2 million acres of the state's forests
Canada's Boreal forest the Fort Knox of carbon It holds an estimated 186 billion tonnes of carbon. That is about 27 times as much carbon as is released globally by the burning of fossil fuels each year.
New website: Coordinated Resource Offering Protocol (CROP) database and mapping systems CROP has been designed to help businesses and investors perform strategic supply analyses to determine the feasibility of investing in small-diameter logs and woody biomass material processing infrastructure
Easton PA: Logging the city's trees, digitally Groups aim to create database of arbors in the West Ward, plant 500 more.
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Community Stewardship Success: The White Mountain Stewardship Contract Their report focuses on how local leaders built the community capacity, business capacity, and agency capacity required to start this project and keep it effective two-and-a-half years later Flagstaff, AZ
Free Forest Vegitation Simulator Software from the USFS The Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) is an individual-tree, distance-independent growth and yield model (Dixon 2002).
Manual: Balancing Ecology and Economics The purpose of this manual is to assist these diverse small woodland owners to manage their forests in a sustainable manner.
Hardwood Defects Trainer Contained within these pages you will find hundreds of photographs of defect found in North American hardwood species.
Biomass Magazine - Subscription Discount for TimberBuySell Readers Biomass Magazine is the biomass industrys leading trade publication. Biomass Magazine focuses on biomass utilization for power, fuel, and chemicals.