For the past 25 years, cycling enthusiasts with a passion for trees have traveled together on a 500-plus-mile weeklong ride called the Tour des Trees. The Tour was born as an idea – a dream, really – in the minds of a few arborists at the … [Continue reading]
California governor pledges to double forest thinning, burning to reduce wildfire risk
California Governor Jerry Brown vowed last week to step up efforts to make forests more resilient to drought and wildfire by allocating more dollars toward thinning projects and prescribed burns. Brown said he will carve out $96 million as part of … [Continue reading]
Foresters, furniture makers, city leaders create 3rd life for Baltimore’s urban wood
Fred Rogers, creator and host of the long-running television show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” once wrote: “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” Mister Rogers was referring to transitions … [Continue reading]
National Forest Foundation launches campaign to plant 50 million trees on national forests
If, as the Chinese proverb counsels, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the National Forest Foundation wants to take advantage of the second-best time: Now. On Earth Day, the National Forest Foundation started a campaign with the … [Continue reading]
Publisher’s Notebook: What is a forest?
Everyone knows what a forest is. Right? As a forester and forest ecologist for decades, the definition of a forest is second nature to me and must be the same for everyone else. Right? Wrong. In fact, my notion of a universal definition was … [Continue reading]
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