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Woodworking Network
Trees outnumber people 300 to 1 in the United States, with woodlands covering one-third of the country in the U.S. Forest Service's latest census. Only trees at least five inches in diameter are counted in the U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National Program, which has continuously counted the forest population since 1930.
An acre with at least 10 percent tree canopy qualifies are a forest for purposes of the census, reported Jo Craven McGinty in The Wall Streer Journal. Dennis May, a U.S. Forest Service program manager, told McGinty the census was established to answer the question, "Are we wisely using the forest without impacting its health, condition and stature?"
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FPS
The USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and the Forest Products Society (FPS) and the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO) are proud to announce the 20th International Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Wood Symposium, to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, from Sept. 12-15. The conference will be held at the Forest Products Laboratory, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Symposium will include oral and poster presentations from scientists and engineers, and exhibits from equipment development and manufacturing firms. The Symposium organizing committee invites papers, posters and equipment demonstrations (exhibits) from interested individuals and organizations.
Subject areas include:
- Nondestructive characterization of wood and wood-based materials
- Evaluation of forest materials for optimal utilization
- Advanced grading technologies for solid wood and engineered wood products
- Condition assessment, evaluation, and repair of existing wood structures
- Condition assessment of historic wood artifacts and structures
- Evaluation and assessment of urban trees
- Industrial application of emerging nondestructive testing technologies
- Other nondestructive evaluation related research and development activities
The deadline to submit abstracts is Wednesday, Feb. 1.
FPS
Don't miss your chance to submit a nomination for the 2017 FPS Annual Excellence Awards. The nominations close after Wednesday, Feb. 1! The 2017 awards will be presented at the Forest Products Society's 71th International Convention June 26-28 in Starkville, Mississippi.
The Forest Products Society presents four awards at the International Convention each year. The awards highlight student and professional innovation, research and other significant contributions to the forest products industry and recognize exceptional service to the Society.
To submit a nomination and for more information on the 2017 FPS Annual Excellence Awards, click here.
KFSM-TV
On Jan. 19, the Arkansas Forestry Commission released an evaluation of 2016 wildfire activity. The commission noted that 2016 was a relatively low year for fire activity, although it was up a little higher than in the past few years. A little more than 19,000 acres burned in 2016, compared to about 14,500 and 16,500 in the two previous years, the report states.
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Woodworking Network
After testimony from the American Wood Council, the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) Standards Board declined a staff proposal to lower the existing permissible exposure limit (PEL) for wood dust from five milligrams per cubic meter to 1 milligram per cubic meter. AWC has been engaged in the process for the last several years and worked with several allied trade associations to oppose the proposal.
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The Associated Press via KFDA-TV
Oklahoma forestry officials say the danger of wildfires is increasing as a dry weather pattern persists across much of the state. Officials say the fire danger will be high on Tuesday and that Oklahomans should limit outdoor activities that might spark a blaze. Grasses and other vegetation are dry, dormant and readily available to burn.
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Biomass Magazine
FutureMetrics LLC released a white paper this month providing a strategy for how the Trump administration can help save the coal industry while boosting the industrial pellet industry with policy that supports the use of U.S.-produced wood pellet fuel blended with coal in large utility power stations.
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AFP via Yahoo! Finance
Vast woodland fires in the center and south of Chile have caused "the biggest forestry disaster in our history," President Michelle Bachelet said Monday, canceling a trip abroad to supervise the emergency. A total of 130 square kilometers (500 square miles) have been charred, mainly in sparsely populated rural areas, according to the National Emergency Office.
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The Irish Times
Louisa Blair, a research manager for Hawkins Wright, writes: "The global wood pellet market has endured a challenging 2016. Acute oversupply in both industrial and heating sectors, combined with relatively warm temperatures and overrunning maintenance issues at Drax have pressured operating rates and led to a record drop in prices. While certain players have taken steps to rebalance the market, fundamentals remain weak moving into 2017."
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Biomass Magazine
In 2016, the wood pellet market in Europe reached a size of 19 million tons per annum (Mtpa), while production capacity stood at 23.5 Mtpa, and consists of two largely independent sectors with only limited interaction. The industrial market is focused on large-scale bioenergy generation, while the premium market is focused on small-scale residential and commercial heat generation.
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