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KARE-TV
If you listened closely to the woods north of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, this summer, you could hear modern-day lumberjacks trimming white pines; if you captured a glimpse through the thick growth, you might be surprised to learn they were all teenagers. Armed with pole saws and tree pruners on this early August day, eight teens focused their attention on young white pines, which hold the promise to become future giants. Full-grown white pines with their unique uneven branches are the north wood's tallest tree.
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Smithsonian
Northern California's redwoods tower majestically above the forest floor, protected and cherished by all. All, that is, except tree poachers, who lurk in the shadows waiting to hack into some of the world's oldest organisms and extract valuable chunks of knotted burl. Theirs is an unlikely prize: A heavy, knotted chunk of rust-red wood, nestled near the base of older trees and reminiscent of a large hornet's nest. In the right hands, these chunks of ancient wood can prove infinitely valuable.
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FPS
Johan Bruck, IKEA's Deputy Material and Innovation Leader in Polymers, will present IKEA's perspective and strategic direction for the wood adhesives used in their products — both as brand owner, as well as furniture producer. He will explain IKEA's focus to move towards a fossil-free adhesive base while retaining the same expectations of form, function and cost as present solutions — BUT with an advantage of sustainable and healthy products. IKEA plans to build the change in a stepwise approach with the expectation to achieve their objectives by 2030.
Held once every four years, the International Conference on Wood Adhesives is the premier technical conference on advances in adhesion of wood and biomass. The latest one takes place Oct. 25-27 in Atlanta. The conference is being organized through a partnership between the USDA Forest Products Laboratory, the Wood-Based Composites Center and the Forest Products Society and continues to be the main forum for interchange of knowledge between industry and researchers around the world working in the fields of wood and biomass adhesion.
Click here for Early Bird registration through Monday, Sept. 25.
World Forest Institute - International Fellowship Program
The award-winning WFI Fellowship Program brings natural resource professionals from around the world to our World Forestry Center headquarters in Portland, Oregon. The Fellowship is a six-month professional development program designed to help you take your career to the next level. You will join a global cohort of professionals in weekly study tours around the Pacific Northwest learning how natural resources are managed in this part of the world. You will conduct interviews with experts in your field of study and visit people and places that will advance your knowledge and skills. Fellows return home with new ideas and new motivation to create change in their home countries.
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The Daily Herald
A hillside overlooking the Stillaguamish Valley in Washington sprouts with young Douglas firs and western red cedar, eight years after being logged. Much of the forest on Stimson Hill was cut down in 2009 following a state Department of Natural Resources timber auction. The next year, crews replanted the area. The trees growing there now, state officials say, show how it's possible to raise money from logging, while safeguarding habitat and opportunities for outdoor recreation.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Federal officials say the beginning of a sizable thinning operation in part of the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona means residents and visitors should be on the lookout for heavy, mechanized equipment, including numerous trucks hauling logs from the area. Tree removal began recently on the 1.6 square mile (4.1 square kilometer) area about 11 miles (17.7 kilometers) north of Parks, which is about halfway between Flagstaff and Williams along Interstate 10.
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Biomass Magazine
Bob Cleaves, president of the Biomass Power Association, writes: "Typically, the Biomass Power Association is focused on federal government activities that have the potential to affect the biomass industry. Congress and federal agencies like the U.S. EPA, USDA, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. DOE can develop policies that have an enormous impact on biomass facilities across the country. Tax, carbon and electricity market regulation are just a few of the issues that we engage on in Washington. Even though the Clean Power Plan's future is very much in doubt, it required every state to design its own carbon reduction plan to meet specific targets."
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