Anyone who has spent time on Forest Service land is familiar with slash piles, big dunes of plant scraps gathered up as a side-effect of logging. Scientists at UW, including SEFS PhD canidate Jenny Knoth, have invented a blanket to wrap around slash piles, that serves as CO2 absorber, fertilizer and kiln. Read more here!
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Forestry students from the University of Washington and the University of British Columbia arrived in Darrington on Friday to participate in the 2012 Silviculture Challenge. Read more here. A group of NGOs and volunteers has come together to rescue native trees from invasive species and rebuilt the forests of Seattle. Read more here.
After a successful pilot program designed in part by SEFS’ Jerry Franklin, the Bureau of Land Management has made plans for at least five additional forest restoration pilot projects in the coming fiscal year on the 2.5 million acres it manages in Western Oregon. Read more about this new program here. Initial results from timber projects in Oregon indicate it’s possible to retain old trees, protect watersheds and wildlife and still provide jobs, according to forestry professors Jerry Franklin, of the UW, and Norm Johnson of Oregon State University. Read more here. |
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