Wood Hi-Rises and Forestland Owners: Part 2

Multi-story buildings utilizing wood construction are good news for forest products being harvested from forestland we manage. That was the conclusion of our Bird Forestry “Latest News” message last week, “Wood Hi-Rises and Forestland Owners: Part 1” featuring the Jeff Spross interview in The Week magazine, “How to build a skyscraper out of wood” with

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Wood Hi-Rises and Forestland Owners: Part 1

Since we first posed the question more than a year ago, “Can you guess the ‘newest’ construction material for hi-rise buildings,” announcements have continued regarding the use of wood as a construction material for multi-story buildings.  And that’s good news for the value of U.S. forestlands. A recent interview by Jeff Spross in The Week magazine, “How

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The “Latest News” Top Readership List for 2018

The news has been made for 2018 and the stories reported. What was your favorite forestry related topic in 2018? Which one of the Bird Forestry weekly posts comes to mind first? Reviewing the social media tracking data to determine which news items received the highest readership, we compiled the Bird Forestry “Latest News” Top

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Forests are teeming with wildlife all year round

Forests are filled with wildlife throughout the year, even during winter months. Some varieties pose no danger but a few that do, like venomous reptiles, are still there. They may become less active during winter when reptiles often enter a state termed brumation: a condition of sluggishness, inactivity, or lethargy exhibited during winter that is

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