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17 06, 2015

Forest Guild Recognizes Spitzer Demonstration Forest

2016-12-13T19:11:56-05:00June 17th, 2015|Miscellaneous|

NorthWoods was recently recognized by the Forest Guild for our work in the Lydia Spitzer Demonstration Forest with our enrollment in the Forest Guild Model Forest program. The mission of the Model Forest program is to "recognize places, people, and relationships that foster sustainable forest management and demonstrate successful silviculture," falling in perfect alignment with our own goals for the Spitzer Forest. Becoming part of the Model Forest program involved a written application, submission of management and certification documents, and a late-winter site visit with a review committee of Vermont Guild [Read More...]

16 04, 2015

Introduction to Forest Ecology and Silviculture

2018-04-09T17:24:55-04:00April 16th, 2015|NorthWoods Store, Publications|

Introduction to Forest Ecology and Silviculture Third Edition. by Thom J. McEvoy Forest ecology is the study of life in areas where the predominant vegetation is trees. The word ecology is derived from an ancient Greek word oikos, meaning" house," and the suffix ology, meaning "study of." The central idea of viewing a community of plants and animals - that exist in the same place and time - as a house is crucial to understanding how ecology relates to forest management practices and timber harvesting. Just as members of a household influence [Read More...]

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