Sustainable Forestry Articles
Arbor Day, J. Sterling Morton's Legacy of Trees
A Forest for the Trees
Canadian Volunteers in Model Forests of the Americas
Arkansas Forestry Officials Keep an Eye Out for Destructive Emerald Ash
BorerEmerald Ash Borer Detected in Missouri, Wisconsin
Mr. Whipple left it out: Soft is rough on forests
From The New York Times: Americans like their toilet tissue soft: exotic confections that are silken, thick and hot-air-fluffed. But fluffiness comes at a price: millions of trees harvested in North America and in Latin American countries, including some percentage of trees from rare old-growth forests in Canada. Although toilet tissue can be made at similar cost from recycled material, it is the fiber taken from standing trees that help give it that plush feel, and most large manufacturers rely on them. Read on
Hemlock trees dying rapidly, affecting forest carbon cycle
From Science Daily: New research by U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientists and partners suggests the hemlock woolly adelgid is killing hemlock trees faster than expected in the southern Appalachians and rapidly altering the carbon cycle of these forests. SRS researchers and cooperators from the University of Georgia published the findings in the most recent issue of the journal Ecosystems.
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Good Wood: How Forest Certification Helps the Environment Forest certification is a seal of approval for wood and paper products, allowing consumers to use their buying power for good.
Why is it important to protect forests?
What is forest certification and how will it protect our forests?
Who sets the standards for well-managed forests?
How do forest products become FSC-certified?
Where are FSC-certified forests located?
Who uses FSC-certified wood?
How can I buy FSC-certified wood products?