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News archives

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

International Paper reaches Adirondack land deal
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. -- More than a quarter-million acres of Adirondack wilderness will be protected from development and open to public recreation under a land deal with a Connecticut-based paper company. The 257,425 acres of forest and wetlands in nine counties are owned by Stamfo... Continued...

Monday, April 26, 2004

Goods from the Woods brings local goods to wholesale buyers
Linking local producers with wholesale and retail buyers is one goal of the buyers exhibition at the Forest History Center in Grand Rapids which took place Wednesday, April 14. Along with the support from the Minnesota Wood Campaign, the buyers mart was sponsored by Goods from the Woods, a commu... Continued...

Quebec industry recommends making forest certification mandatory
Mr. Georges Courteau, President of the Quebec Forest Industry Council (QFIC), today announced a major shift in QFIC policy concerning forest management. "The QFIC recommends requiring all companies charged with planning and carrying out forestry work on public forest lands to have their practices ce... Continued...

Position Announcement at Clark Forestry, Inc.: Land Stewardship – Field Crew Leader
DESCRIPTION: Clark Forestry, Inc. will hire a Land Stewardship Field Crew Leader for minimum 6-month assignment beginning on or before June 1, 2004 and continuing until at least October 31, 2004. Clark Forestry specializes in forestry consulting and land management services on private lands and ... Continued...

Position Announcement at Clark Forestry, Inc.: Arborist Trainee
DESCRIPTION: Clark Forestry, Inc. will hire an arborist trainee for minimum 6-month assignment beginning on or before June 7, 2004 and continuing until at least October 31, 2004. Clark Forestry specializes in urban forestry management and tree care throughout Southern Wisconsin. DUTI... Continued...

Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Easy-To-Use Unit Converts Scrap Wood to Electricity
ZUNI, N.M. - Until last October, there wasn't much Sterling Tipton could do with the piles of scrap wood that didn't make it into the finished chairs, tables and cabinets that left his factory floor. Now, Tipton, manager of Zuni Furniture Enterprise, uses the scraps to help power half his operat... Continued...

Wisconsin paper industry sees growth in exports
From: www.duluthsuperior.com NEENAH, Wis. - Wisconsin's paper industry has become the fifth-largest export industry in the state, according to a Neenah trade association. The state Department of Commerce said Wisconsin's paper exports reached $585 million in 2003, and has remained the No. 1 pa... Continued...

CERTIFIED WOOD AND PAPER ASSOCIATION CLOSES DOORS
April 15, 2004 Dear Friends of CWPA: It is with a great deal of disappointment that we announce that CWPA will cease its operations effective April 15. 2004. The Board of Directors had no other option but to immediately dissolve the association due to lack of financial resources. Unfor... Continued...

Spring Woods and Prairie Hike May 8
Press Release --For Immediate Release Spring Woods and Prairie Hike May 8 On Saturday, May 8, 2004 at 10:00 AM, the Kickapoo Woods Cooperative will sponsor a hike to identify spring flora in the woods and prairies on the property of Michelle and Ken Workowski west of Viola. Early May ... Continued...

Wisconsin Governor Signs Friske Forestry Bills Into Law
Representative Donald Friske (R – Merrill) and Governor Jim Doyle met in Ashland, Wisconsin on Tuesday to finalize a pair of bills improving Wisconsin’s forest health. Governor Doyle signed Assembly Bill (AB) 13, a bill making it easier to get damaged timber off the forest floor and AB 323, revising... Continued...

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Potlatch Corporation Receives ‘Well-Managed’ Certification of Idaho Forestlands under Forest Stewardship Council Program
Spokane, Washington, April 20, 2004 Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) and the Forest Stewardship Council-US (FSC) today announced that it has certified 670,000 acres of industrial forestlands owned by Potlatch Corporation located near Lewiston, Idaho. Certification was granted according to... Continued...

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

WI DNR investigates third-party forest certification viability for State Forest, County Forest and Managed Forest Law programs
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is investigating the viability and costs of achieving third-party forest certification for the State Forest, County Forest and Managed Forest Law (MFL) programs. Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI) accredited a... Continued...

Thursday, April 8, 2004

Sudden-death disease threatens oak trees (MN)
Joy Powell, Star Tribune April 8, 2004 It's a new disease that's potentially as scary as its name suggests: sudden oak death. Minnesota nursery owners and agricultural officials are moving quickly to stave off a new fungus that has killed tens of thousands of oak trees in California and Ore... Continued...

Blast from the past: Horse logging back in style
By Barney Lerten Bend.com April 3 - Seeing a special part of the past recreated for show is nice and all, but what was happening for real Saturday at Crooked River Ranch is even better: a time-honored, low-impact, now-rare method of logging, using horses to skid them out of the woods, all the be... Continued...

Tuesday, April 6, 2004

Don Arnosti Joins the Community Forestry Resource Center
IATP is pleased to announce the addition of Minnesota environmental leader Don Arnosti as the director of CFRC. Don brings nearly two decades of experience as a leader in the protection of Minnesota's environment and the promotion of sustainable forestry and forest products in Minnesota. While ... Continued...

Friday, April 2, 2004

Earthwormed Over
Northern forests had been bereft of native earthworms since the most recent ice age. Today they're the front lines of a slow, squiggling invasion that may be coming to a forest near you. By Peter Friederici Friend to anglers, ally of gardeners, squirming subject of a muddy toddler's curiosi... Continued...

Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association Hosts Spring Workshop and Annual Meeting
Saturday April 17th, 2004 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be the annual spring workshop for the Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association (OPGA). This year's event will be held at the farm of OPGA President Chris Chmiel. Chris has a young pawpaw orchard as well as several wild pawpaw patches that ... Continued...

Thursday, April 1, 2004

Forest Products Workshop April 10
The public is invited to a workshop on growing, producing and harvesting a variety of forest products, including shiitake mushrooms, golden seal, ginseng, and maple syrup. The Kickapoo Woods Cooperative is sponsoring the event, which will be held on the Dan Badtke farm between Viroqua and La Farge.... Continued...