Developing a Timber Contract
Thursday January 31, 2008
Creating a timber sale contract should give you comfort and reduced anxiety over that next timber sale. A timber contract is created to put both logger and timber owner on ... Read More
Ten Million Private Forest Owners Need Forestry Information
Tuesday January 29, 2008
Ten million private timber owners may seem a lot. It isn't when compared to the United States total population - 282 million.
Actually, less than four percent of all Americans directly ... Read More
Discussion: Debilitating Forest Inheritance Tax
Saturday January 26, 2008
"It would be nice to see the inheritance tax eliminated but that won't happen since it only benefits the 'rich'. Until that happy day though we really need to work ... Read More
Discussion: Cogongrass Attacks Southern Forests
Wednesday January 23, 2008
Cogongrass is spreading like fire ants throughout the Southern United States. It started just like the ant, introduced into the United States near Mobile, Alabama in 1911. It is now ... Read More
Videos Supporting the Practice of Prescribed Burning
Tuesday January 22, 2008
Utah State University Forestry Extension has archived an excellent collection of videos on prescribed burning. Experts in the science of fire and controlled burning have combined their talents to present ... Read More
Discussion: Harvesting Pole Timber in Alabama
Monday January 21, 2008
I am in the middle of a timber sale and harvesting some of the most commercially valuable trees in the Southeastern United States. These 40+ year old trees will be ... Read More
Identify Red Spruce| Manage Red Spruce| Picea rubens
Sunday January 20, 2008
Red spruce or Picea rubens is a beautiful tree associated with the "boreal forests" of eastern Canada and high pockets in the Appalachains. It is of major commercial importance for ... Read More
Top 5 Forestry Supply Sources Online
Friday January 18, 2008
You can buy quality forestry and tree related supplies at reasonable prices on the Internet. You just have to know where to look. Here are five of the ... Read More
When Does Your State Celebrate Arbor Day?
Wednesday January 16, 2008
Arbor Day is a nationally celebrated tree occasion with a long and glorious history. The first Arbor Day was celebrated in the state of Nebraska in 1872 and was a ... Read More
About Forestry's Resident Sawyer and Mobile Sawmill Expert
Friday January 11, 2008
Tom Cadenhead runs a portable sawmill service in north Florida
and is About Forestry Forum's
resident portable sawmill expert. Tom is often around and willing to talk shop on small sawmills.
Tom ... Read More
Discussion: Most Interesting Trees in North America
Wednesday January 9, 2008
Tropical Rainforests - Harbors of Diversity
Monday January 7, 2008
A tropical rainforest is the world's most spectacular example of a living ecosystem and the ultimate showcase for biodiversity. The rainforest has nurtured a genetic "pool" that has given rise ... Read More
Review of Tree Identification CD: Woody Plants of North America
Saturday January 5, 2008