Time for another series of greatest hits—this time a look at the U.S. forest conditions. Most of these are related to legality issues, particularly state by state conditions, but we’ve got some broad view material as well.
By the way, speaking of U.S. forests, I think you all know that AHEC is one of the great sources of good information on the U.S. hardwood forests:
http://www.americanhardwood.org/sustainability/sustainable-forestry/
They are in the process of conducting a follow-up study to the Seneca Report, a report utilized by many as evidence of the good conditions on the U.S. hardwood forests. Stay tuned for more information—we can expect good news, I’m sure.
- A 97 Percent Loss of an Original Forest (This is not about the Amazon or some place in Africa…)
- Considering U.S. Timber Theft – Nina Cornett Interview, Pt. 1 (A series of posts, interviewing activist Nina Cornett, an advocate for stronger American state or federal laws to protect timber owners.)
- Considering U.S. Timber Theft – Nina Cornett Interview, Pt. 2
- Considering U.S. Timber Theft – Nina Cornett Interview, Pt. 3
- Considering U.S. Timber Theft – Nina Cornett Interview, Pt. 4
- Make it the Forest Service Again, Not the Fire Service (An argument for better federal protection of U.S. forests and taking a serious look at Forest Service reform.)
- Update on U.S. Timber Laws: Kentucky Edition! (A series of posts considering American state specific conditions, good and bad, regarding timber theft.)
- Update on U.S. Timber Laws: Virginia Edition!
- Update on U.S. Timber Laws: Virginia Edition, pt2: Getting Personal
- Update on U.S. Timber Laws: Virginia Edition, pt3: Crunching Numbers
- Update on U.S. Timber Laws: Georgia Edition!
- U.S. Hardwoods LCA (A positive look at how good an environmental scorecard US hardwoods offer the world.)