Tools
Bring Some Horsepower to Your Logging
For Tree Farmer Janet Benoit, of Careywood, Idaho, the reasons to hire a horse logger were practical. She couldn’t find a large company to log her small woodland.Read More
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On the Ground
Winners of 2013 Tree Farm Photo Contest, Sponsored by STIHL, Inc.
Here are the winning photos in the American Tree Farm System’s annual photo contest!Read More
Markets
Utility Poles: The Timber Product That Helps Power America
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, trucks laden with utility poles sped to the Northeast from across the nation in the effort to restore power. Natural disasters like Sandy are a reminder that wooden poles remain the backbone of the nation’s electrical grid.Read More
Markets
Infographic: Southern Lumber Production Hits Record Highs
Check out this infographic on the rosy outlook for southern lumber.Read More
Take Stock of the Past and Plan for the Future
The Benefits of Reviewing Your Management Plan
Though he was drawn to a forest management plan for tax reasons at first, Toby Turpin has been reaping the benefits of routinely reviewing his plan for 40 years.Read More
From the Field
The Many Homes of the Family Forest Community
Bettina Ring reflects on the ecosystem of our family forest community, and the meaning of the word "querencia".Read More
Best Management Practices
Culverts: Where the Water Meets the Road
In 2004, Tree Farmer Harold Swaim wanted to do a timber harvest on his 90-acre land, but 45 acres lay on the other side of a large creek. The solution? A culvert.Read More
For the Future
Green Acres Is the Place to Be for This Family
John Green’s consuming passion is ensuring that what remains of the Benndale,Mississippi, Tree Farm his father purchased in 1940 stays in his family.
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Tree Farmer Profile
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Marilyn and Desmond (“Des”) Jones may both be in their 80s, but that hasn’t slowed them down. The couple manages the 86-acre Centennial Acres Tree Farm near their home in Augusta, Michigan. Says Des: “I’ll be 85 in October and I can still run a chainsaw with the best of them.”Read More
Inspector Profile
Greg Marshall
Greg Marshall credits his forestry career to childhood days spent with his family in the hardwood forests of the Smoky Mountains and the pine forests of coastal North Carolina.Read More
