“Profitable Farms and Woodlands” was suggested by limited resource farmers and woodland owners who met twice in focus groups in Birmingham, AL, and Atlanta, GA, with a team of agroforestry experts to produce this much needed practical guide in Agroforestry.
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Angela Gupta
Reminder that bugs travel in cut wood. Please do your part and buy firewood where you burn it.
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Renée E. D’Aoust
Information about the Washington State - Idaho State Field Day taking place near Newport, WA on June 16, 2012
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Renée E. D’Aoust
There are many organizational resources for forest landowners in the Inland Pacific Northwest, and I'd like to bring three to your attention here: Idaho Forest Owners Association; Inland Northwest Land Trust; and University of Idaho Extension.
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Angela Gupta
On March 9 & 10, 2012, hundreds of woodland owners gathered for the Minnesota Family Woodlands: A Landowner Conference.
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Renée E. D’Aoust
The Idaho Master Forest Stewards program trains volunteers to provide educational assistance to Idaho's forest owners. Training includes 70 plus hours of indoor and outdoor course work and field experiences.
There is an application process. The 2012 applications are open until April 1, 2012.
For more information, please visit University of Idaho Forestry Extension.
There is an application process. The 2012 applications are open until April 1, 2012.
For more information, please visit University of Idaho Forestry Extension.
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Allyson Muth
An important component to winter tree identification is the shape or silhouette of the tree.
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Amanda Subjin
On a colorful fall weekend in October 2011, twenty-one women landowners headed out to Camp Susque in Trout Run, PA for the inaugural Women and Their Woods Educational Retreat.
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Paula Randler
There are several online and local resources available for finding a respected forester you can hire to help meet your land management goals. Read on for details.
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Nicole Strong
Across the United States, more women are becoming primary managers/owners of farms and forests, yet these women often lack the social capital, knowledge, and access to resources that allow them to be successful. An Oregon Family Forest Landowner Survey conducted in 2005 estimated that women were primary managers of 40% of Oregon’s family forests, but only comprised 20-25% of education participants and 10% of professional association membership (Cloughesy 2005).
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Tamara Cushing
In many of my talks with landowners, the topic of certification comes up. It usually comes up because I bring it up and the landowner responds that they don’t know if they are certified, has never heard of certification or is confused by what being certified actually means to them.
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Gwen Boyd
My favorite way of enjoying nature is with my son and his Boy Scout troop. Scouting is an active program that helps boys grow into men and teaches them outdoor skills.
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Tiffany Hopkins
Aesthetics and recreation are two of the leading reasons woodland owners designate for why they own forested property. After talking with some local Oregon Women Owning Woodlands Network members it is obvious that recreation is an important element of forest ownership for them. They are out in the woods doing everything from horseback riding to plant identification.
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Nicole Strong
Woodland owners and managers have many reasons for owning land; enjoying wildlife and providing wildlife habitat consistently rank as one of the most important values. The following article will give you a couple ideas of how you can make sure you are creating the habitat you want.
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Angela Gupta
If you’re considering harvest timber, rest assured there are resources to help you understand your options.
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Tamara Cushing
That’s right, it is tax time again. I know, you didn’t need me to remind of you of that. For those of you who had a timber sale in 2014, you will need to report that income on your 2014 tax return.