The national and international wood products industry is demanding wood that is certified sustainable to meet the requests of consumers. Certification by an independent third party helps ensure the land is well managed.
Marketing Forest Products
Article
By:
Angela Gupta
If you’re considering harvest timber, rest assured there are resources to help you understand your options.
Article
By:
Amanda Mahaffey
Forester and woodland owner Barrie Brusila of Mid-Maine Forestry in Warren, ME shares some of her lessons learned in a simple handout entitled "Timber Harvesting Do's and Don'ts."
Article
Hunting for persimmons on our little 30-acre wood is something that I look forward to all year.
Article
By:
Nicole Strong
It makes perfect sense to heat with wood. We harvest from within a 10-mile radius of our home. We remove wood from the national forest, from fire-suppressed choked stands full of dead standing and dead downed lodgepole pine. This is forest restoration at it’s most sustainable.
Article
By:
Amanda Subjin
Join the 2013 class of women forest landowners for a four-day workshop full of exciting educational programs and field trips related to the care and management of forestland. Women from across the Mid-Atlantic region who own, care for, or are interested in learning more about forestland are encouraged to attend. The workshop takes place from September 26-September 29.
Article
By:
Liz Jackson
Some forest management practices may help prepare your woodlands to better cope with future weather extremes.
Article
By:
Paula Randler
Here's a collection of links from around the web. Many of these NTFP links include contact information for workshops or extension programs. Please add your relevant link recommendations in comments!
U. Maine Extension
- http://extension.umaine.edu/programs/natural-resources/non-timber-forest-products/
U. Maine Extension
- http://extension.umaine.edu/programs/natural-resources/non-timber-forest-products/
Article
By:
Paula Randler
We hope you enjoy this month’s articles about a number of Non-Timber Forest Products. Everyone defines NTFPs a little differently – some narrowly, some broadly – and each of our writers brings you her own perspective. We aren’t able to cover every product the forest produces, but please follow our links and network with your peers to teach and learn more.
Article
By:
Liz Jackson
If you have several black walnut trees on your property you might consider collecting the nuts in the fall.
Article
By:
Guest author
A workshop to empower women to get a hand on their land with education on forest management topics and connections to consulting foresters
Event
By:
Guest author
Sat, Oct 5, 2019 - 8:30 am
until 4:00 pm
Women Owning Woodlands Workshop
Women Owning Woodlands (WOW) engages and educates women in stewardship of land by connecting them to resources, trusted professionals, and a community of other women. Are you a woman who owns, cares for, or is interested in learning more about woodlands? You are invited to attend this event, which will highlight sustainable forestry, wildlife habitat enhancement, longleaf pine restoration, and conservation practices.
Women Owning Woodlands (WOW) engages and educates women in stewardship of land by connecting them to resources, trusted professionals, and a community of other women. Are you a woman who owns, cares for, or is interested in learning more about woodlands? You are invited to attend this event, which will highlight sustainable forestry, wildlife habitat enhancement, longleaf pine restoration, and conservation practices.
Event
By:
Amanda Subjin
Thu, Sep 24, 2020 - 4:00 pm
until 1:00 pm
Save the Date!
More details at www.DelawareHighlands.org/watw
More details at www.DelawareHighlands.org/watw
Event
By:
Amanda Subjin
Fri, May 31, 2019 - 7:00 am
until 4:39 pm
Come join us to learn about tending your woodlands!
Event
By:
Amanda Subjin
Sat, May 4, 2019 - 9:00 am
until 3:00 pm
Join the Delaware Highlands Conservancy, Women and Their Woods graduates and guests, and Northern Tier Hardwoods Association in Lake Ariel, PA as we learn Chainsaw Safety with a Game of Logging instructor and invasive species management techniques with a landowner. Bring a camp/folding chair, a lunch, dress for the weather, and bring a gas-powered chainsaw if you have one.