The Role of Working Forests in Protecting Wildlife
You might think of a “working forest” as a forest where timber is being actively managed and harvested, and that’s usually true. But these…
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Essential Eastern White Pine: A Building Block of Sustainability
High quality, sustainable, domestically produced resources are more important than ever. Eastern White Pine is among the top building materials in the United States…
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UMass Study Finds Eastern White Pine Ideal for New Sustainable Building Material
Eastern White Pine, one of the Northeast’s most treasured native trees, has been found to be structurally sound for use in cross-laminated timber (CLT)…
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France Will Require All New Buildings to Be Made From 50% Wood
Here’s an interesting update on the international trend towards more wooden architecture. The French government is implementing a new sustainability law requiring all new…
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Stumps and Twigs: USDA Launches Study to Find Uses for Logging Leftovers
A new USDA study just launched on the East Coast that will examine how to best reuse logging industry “residue” for renewable energy and…
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Sustainable Wood is the Material of the Future
Not so long ago, the idea of a skyscraper or a car made almost entirely out of wood might have sounded a bit ridiculous….
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