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Environmental Forestry Profile
Find out your forest environmental profile by taking this interview...

What Do You Really Know About America's Forests
A quiz on ten important facts taken from a recent USFS study. Don't worry about your score - take the test and learn...

Help With Forestry Best Management Practices
"Landowners, foresters, timber buyers, loggers, site preparation and reforestation contractors, and others involved with forestry (defined as silvicultural) operations presently have an obligation to use effective practices to minimize non-point source pollution (soil erosion and stream sedimentation) and thermal pollution. These minimum practices are called Best Management Practices and are commonly referred to as BMPs."

The Land Ethic - One Forester's Philosophy
"The term "land ethic" was coined by a forester named Aldo Leopold.   Leopold was a scientist, poet, and philosopher. His combination of talents and a small book called A Sand County Almanac propelled a particular ethic forward to be adopted by many conservationists and ecologists of today."

Changing Forests Mean Changing Foresters (three parts)
A interview with Lester DeCoster on changing forest ownerships.  The three part interview discusses fragmentation, forestry communication, and  the new forest owner...

Forest Sustainability - What Are We Talking About?
Is sustainability a major concern for your forest?  Find out what sustainability is....

A Primer on Forest Certification
"The foundation of forest certification is built on a concern for the destruction of tropical rainforests. The Rainforest Alliance launched its Smart Wood Program in 1990 in response to this issue. Their premise was that several independent groups would scientifically evaluate and certify forests that were correctly managed for sustainability and biodiversity."

The Environmentalist
What kind of environmentalist are you?

Pot for Paper?
Save Trees - Grow Pot!  Can growing Cannabis save our trees?

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