We are a professional forester and environmental scientist who have spent most of our careers in forest conservation. We firmly believe the answer to the question is yes. Recent controversy over two ...
The forests that remain could thicken with ... making room for the biggest and best quality wood to grow. The largest trees become saw timber, which is turned into lumber for construction.
Our state has more forest acreage now than it has had ... By converting low-value timber, such as small-diameter trees and other wood waste that typically lack strong markets, into wood pellets ...
Yet pockets of ancient trees remain, scattered across the ... 14 square miles (36 square kilometers) of old-growth forest — and timber industry representatives have said that figure shows ...