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News archives

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Pulling power from wood (CT)
Fuel cells, windmills and solar panels are usually considered the way of the future for meeting the ever-growing demand for electricity. Burning wood, on the other hand, seems downright old-fashioned. But that ancient source of energy is getting renewed attention in Connecticut and other New E... Continued...

State taxes cause for concern in timber industry (WV)
Wood products industries around the world know about the trees that grow in West Virginia. Appalachian hardwoods that grow here have a reputation for quality that is unsurpassed. But harvesting those trees costs significantly more than it does in surrounding states, said Dick Waybright, exec... Continued...

Positive results seen in participatory forest management (Ethiopia)
Participatory forest management is proving as viable approach in the protection and maintaining of the environment in a country which has experienced continuous deforestation, EFDRE President Girma W. Giorgis said on Monday. Speaking at the opening of the three-day international conference on Par... Continued...

FSC certification and the small landowner
FSC-US recently took the opportunity to pose a number of questions to Mark Adams, the founder of the Cook County Sustainable Forestry Cooperative. The co-op is based in Hovland, MN with member properties being in close proximity to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The co-op promotes sound, ecolog... Continued...

Bringing back our trees (NY)
It was just over five months ago that heavy snow dumped on leaf-covered branches, turning wide swaths of Western New York into tree graveyards. The sight was a crushing blow to the region. But with the beginning of spring, mourning is turning into action, as plans for repopulating trees take sha... Continued...

Maine to receive $4.2M to protect forests
The federal government has awarded more than $4 million to projects that will help protect the largest unfragmented forest in central Maine as well as a popular recreation spot in the Western Mountains. The U.S. Forest Service recently approved $2.2 million for the Lower Penobscot Forest Project,... Continued...

Force of a horse (NC)
Eustace Conway has had a book written about him, a prize-winning documentary filmed about him, owns two world records, and word is that Ron Howard is working on a movie about him. Sounds like some kind of celebrity, but Conway doesn't look like any celebrity anyone ever saw. He wears tattered an... Continued...

Research findings shed light on new urban pest of pine trees (CA)
Like a celebrity with homes in New York and Los Angeles, the redhaired pine bark beetle is a cosmopolitan pest. The pest, however, has few fans because it may carry blackstain root disease or other pathogens that can be devastating to pines in our urban parks, golf courses and landscapes. First ... Continued...

One forest at a time (China)
With logging mostly to blame for the loss of more than 75 percent of its forests, China needs all the trees it can get. As early as this summer, tree planting may begin as part of the world’s first small-scale forestry project to meet strict Kyoto Protocol requirements for curbing climate change... Continued...

Forest industry seeks to boost productivity (MN)
Times are tough for businesses that depend on Minnesota trees. Fewer trees are available to cut. The price is high for trees that are available. Demand for some products is sluggish at best. Fuel prices are up. There’s competition from around the world, not just for finished products like lumber ... Continued...

Monday, March 26, 2007

New trust seeks damages for Massachusetts trees killed by gas leaks
Bob Ackley says minor natural gas leaks that are no threat to people can still cause harm: They kill public shade trees by choking off the oxygen at its roots. Ackley, who has spent 25 years testing natural gas lines for leaks, says it's happening to thousands of trees around the state, and gas ... Continued...

Finland walks out from Russian forests
Finnish timber merchants are protesting a gradual hike in roundwood export duties from Russia, threatening with obstructing Russia’s way to the WTO. Russian industry officials are going to discuss the timber ultimatum this week with Finnish companies which are eyeing Baltic states and Latin America ... Continued...

Green awakening taking place in paper industry
Even with e-mail, we are still a predominantly paper society. America uses 100 million tons of paper each year, consuming one fourth of all the trees cut down in this country. But there is an awakening within the paper industry, which means you have another opportunity to make a difference by ... Continued...

Antitrust law losing its teeth
With a push from the Bush administration, the Supreme Court is in the midst of steady, if little noticed, retreat from enforcing the antitrust laws that for decades have guarded against monopolies and price fixing. In the last year, the court has relaxed or repealed several rules designed to prev... Continued...

Paper sourcing: Judging a book by its paper
While the paperless office remains a distant mirage, there are a number of paper sourcing policies pursued by progressive companies that are more or less finding a path through the certification jungle. Paper sourcing policy is an undeniably complex business. A company looking to green up its pap... Continued...

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Tracking system aids fight against illegal logging
A global computerised system that tracks wood from stump to store is aiding the battle against illegal logging and helping consumers choose sustainable products, says Scott Poynton of the Tropical Forest Trust. Under the system, which has been tested in Indonesia, a tree destined for legal felli... Continued...

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Most of Europe and North America have reversed deforestation
Most countries in Europe and North America have reversed centuries of deforestation and are showing an increase in forest area, while most developing countries, especially in tropical areas, continue to experience high rates of deforestation, a U.N. agency said Tuesday. The Rome-based Food and A... Continued...

Congo pledges to save forests
At an International Conference on Sustainable Management of Forests held in Brussels on February 27-28, Environment Minister Didace Pembe Bokiaga solemnly committed the newly-elected Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to a revolutionary package of reforms to boost the country’s nascent c... Continued...

Telling the hunter’s tale
They are the honey hunters, rural folk who climb the tall trees on which the bees nest, to harvest the sweet honey and beeswax. They brave vertigo-inducing heights of up to 70m and colonies of 40,000 to 80,000 bees with deadly stings. But they are armed with precious knowledge, techniques and r... Continued...

Volunteers pitch in to improve health of trees along Potomac (MD)
The sound of chain saws humming mixed with the crunch of snow as 25 AmeriCorps volunteers cut down trees in the City of Frederick Municipal Forest. Working in a snow-covered landscape last week, volunteers noted which trees to cut down and set to work. The Maryland Forest Service tagged the trees... Continued...