Northwest

Originally written and shared in 2018.

 

Looking for a unique gift to bring to the hosts of your next holiday gathering? Or need something festive for your own table?

Look no farther than your woods!

Make a holiday greenery arrangement with the below instructions, tips, and tricks!

Remember, this is all about creativity, so don’t get too bogged down on ‘the right way.’ Anything you create will be beautiful and unique!

 

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Thursday, November 17 at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET

A livestream discussion of the report will be held on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube.

Photo above depicts Dr. Antomia Farrell welcoming 500 women forest stewards to the Congress.

By Amanda Mahaffey, originally posted on the Women Forest Congress's blog

 

Written by Annica McGuirk, originally posted by National Association of Conservation Districts

 

Written by Tiffany Hopkins & Alicia Christiansen

Photos taken by Andrea Cairone

 

Sarah Deumling is one of a handful of foresters in the Pacific Northwest harnessing more of the carbon drawdown potential of their land, modeling forestry for a rapidly warming world. 

By Margaret Morales. The full version of this article, from Sightline Institute, can be found here.

Photo credits: Margaret Morales. 

It’s important to remember that wildfire season will not be cancelled, even in the time of a global pandemic. Here are some steps you can take to mitigate the risk before the fire happens.

Last week, I listened to an audio book from my local library titled, The Confidence Code for Girls: Taking Risks, Messing Up, & Becoming Your Amazingly Imperfect, Totally Powerful Self by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, best-selling authors of The Confidence Code.

This book is written for teens and pre-teen girls, but it is also written for moms and other superhero women who remember the struggles of their own teen years and want to support the girls in their lives. I even found some take-home lessons for myself as a grown-up, confident woman.

The Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill, in December 2018.

In the last 20 years, about one new species of beetle has landed on North American shores each year, imported from other parts of the world. The arrivals come mostly in wood pallets and other packing materials.

Whether natural or man-made, fires have always had a hand in shaping the world’s forests.

What can you do about it? The terms “resilient” has become a favorite of foresters looking to describe what our forests need to become in order to cope with the threat of drought and related stresses.