Forest Journalism for a Sustainable Future
The relationship is unexpected, but easy to comprehend: Cocaine trafficking is a direct cause of deforestation and associated losses of biodiversity in the rainforests of Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua. And the repercussions are global in their … [Continue reading]
The seeds of Andrew Waugh’s great disruption were planted in 2003. “Back then, people were saying we could ‘fix’ climate change by putting a solar panel on top of everything we built,” he remembered. “But we knew that wasn’t even close to … [Continue reading]
A rare and historic event in my hometown provided an unexpected lesson this week in the strength and soulfulness of wood. For months now, crews have worked to deconstruct the Missoula Mercantile, one of the oldest buildings in this western Montana … [Continue reading]
Editor’s note: What is mass timber? Sometimes called “advanced timber,” this relatively new and as-yet evolving building product takes several forms. For a primer on products in the mass timber family, we turned to rethinkwood.com. We think you’ll … [Continue reading]
Oregon is bullish on the future of high-rises built from locally sourced wood, and Portland is the proof. At last month’s Mass Timber Conference, an all-day tour took visitors to a few of the city’s timber buildings – from a fire station made from … [Continue reading]
As wildfires across the West continue to display truly unprecedented behavior, scientists for the U.S. Forest Service are trying to understand how an extreme conflagration “breathes” and grows – or, sometimes, subsides. They are pioneers, … [Continue reading]
Paul Hessburg had studied wildfires for three decades when he saw the very scenario he dreads most unfold in his hometown of Wenatchee, Washington. He shares the story now in hopes of stopping the seemingly endless cycle of such stories. “In … [Continue reading]
The planet’s forests are a significant piece of the conversation about not only the impacts of climate warming, but also about strategies for sequestering carbon – thereby removing it from Earth’s atmosphere. … [Continue reading]
One of the reasons we launched Treesource.org was to help foster a new, stronger relationship between professional journalists and foresters. It’s a mission that demands a genuine commitment to face-to-face communication, a good measure of … [Continue reading]
The scent of a crushed sassafras leaf is unforgettable – sweet, pungent, fragrant. If you have never plucked one of the leaves and rolled it around between your fingers, you should. But sassafras trees are in danger in Georgia and other coastal … [Continue reading]