Northwest Woodlands Magazine
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NW Woodlands covers
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articles and family
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Winter 2010
Peeking into the Chemical Tool Box; Toxic Assets in Forestry: Fears, Fears, Facts and Philosophy; Controlling Competing Vegetation; Family Tackles Weeds with Non-Chemical Tactics; Trends in Forest Chemicals |
Fall 2009
Managing in Economic Catastrophe; Recovery After the 2007 Storm; Are You Prepared for a Wildfire? From Ashes to Trees: A Wildfire Recovery Story; The Hidden Threat in Firewood; Managing Mountain Pine Beetles |
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Summer 2009
Measuring the range of forest values; Measuring fildlive on your woodland:DBH tape not required; How much water is that? Measuring the forest:soil and site properties; Guidelines for developing baseline forest inventories to meet the requirements on the CCX; Culturak resources: an opportunity; Measuring fish in the forest. |
Spring 2009
Hardwoods are Growing up and becoming profitable to family forest owners; The practice of red alder silviculture; Evaluating sites for planting hardwoods in the pacific NW; Ecological value of natural red alder and pacific NW hardwood stands; Reclaiming fading glory: the decline of aspen and how to bring it back; Genetics of poplar plantations; Hardwood growth and yield. |
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Winter 2009
Forests Around the West: What Others are Doing; Forest Ownership and Management — What’s Your Style? Why Indian Forests Work; BLM Plans for the Future; OSU’s Living Laboratories; Port Blakely Manages for Long-Term Value. |
Fall 2008
Silviculture 101; Designing your Forest; Spacing and Thinning Red Alder; The Realities of Pruning; Planting Density; Uneven-aged Challenges; Thinning in Conifer Forests |
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Spring 2008
Making Timber Harvesting Decisions
Merchandising Logs: to get ahead, plan ahead!
Safety in the Woods
How to choose a forest contractor
Remedial Commercial Thinning |
Fall
2007
Generations
to come:
who will
own your
forest?
Changes
in timberland
ownership
&
Estate
planning
options |
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Global Forest
Products
markets:
impact
on family
forest
owners
It's a big
world
out there,
and Pacific
Northwest
forests
are intricately
tied to
global
forest
products
markets.
BY ERIC
HANSEN
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The main
topic
for Spring
2007 is
Adding
to your
Woodlands:
Hot
Air;
Insect
&
Disease;
Resistance;
Wildlife
Features;
Fire
Protection;
The
right
Equipment
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Winter
2007
MANAGEMENT
PLANS
: Tools
for Success!
Don't
let human
nature
stand
in your
way of
using
one of
the best
tools
around
to enjoy
your property
- the
management
plan.
By CHAL
LANDGREN
ANDJOHN
PUNCHES
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TOOL TIME:
Matching
today's
jobs with
yesterday's
tools.
Be equipped
for the
job you
are doing
now.
BY ANDY PERLEBERG
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Spring
2006
THE FUTURE
OF WOOD
PRODUCTS
AND HOW
THIS MAY
AFFECT
SMALL
WOODLAND
OWNERS:
When planning
your rotation
age, harvest
methods
and species
selections,
it may
be best
to start
with a
visit
to your
local
home improvement
center
for a
look at
engineered
wood products.
BY DAVID
BRIGGS
AND LARRY
MASON
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Winter
2006
The
Winter
2006 issue
discusses
New century
forest
products
- opportunities
for the
family
forestland
owner.
Lifestyle
forest
owners
look to
all values
of the
forest.
Forest
industry
directory
helps
buyers
and sellers
get together.
Nature
and resource-based
tourism:
should
I take
this step?
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Fall
2005
The
2005 Fall
Issue
discusses
all aspects
of generational
transfer
of lands
and the
passion
for the
trees
and land
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Spring
2005
You
name it:
the choice
of species
depends
partlyon
objectives
Willamette
Valley
Ponderosa
Pine Making
a Comeback
and so
much more
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A publication of
the Oregon Small
Woodlands, Washington
Farm Forestry,
Idaho Forest
Owners &
Montana Forest
Owners Associations.
This Winter Issue
2005 covers
the Art, Humor
and Zen of Stewarding
Trees. One family's
connection to
time and place
through trees
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