APHIS has been transparent about the challenges associated with controlling the emerald ash borer The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is changing its approach to fight the emerald ash borer (EAB) infestation that has spread through much of the United States. The Agency is publishing a final rule
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By Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director at Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Resourceful Vermonters have long looked to the forest for wood heat, building materials, and furniture, but Jim Lovinsky, owner of Sylvacurl in East Hardwick, may be among the first to see an alternative to plastic packing peanuts. Sylvacurl manufactures wood curls with poplar,
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By Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director at Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Mike Rainville, founder and owner of Maple Landmark, landed his first wholesale account at age 15, when a traveling salesman noticed the wooden tic-tac-toe boards Mike had for sale at the Lincoln General Store. That was 1979. Today, Maple Landmark supplies wooden toys—including
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Not much progress has been made over the last couple weeks at Andrews, due to wet weather and wet fall soils. The logger has been able to work a couple dry days and dry areas of the forest but probably will not be able to resume full-time work until the ground freezes in December or
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by Ethan Tapper, Chittenden County Forester We will be moving forward with some wildlife habitat management work in late December or early January at the Catamount Community Forest in Williston. This will consist of using a “brontosaurus” (a grinder head mounted on an excavator) to grind and fell trees in two areas of the CCF,
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The Capitol Christmas Tree this year comes from a property in Wallingford. Len Cadwallader co-owns the Brookvale property with his wife, Mary Ann Cadwallader. The tree farm has been in the family since Len Cadwallader’s grandparents purchased it in the 1930s. Read the full article here. Did you miss the tree coming into the capital?
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In a normal year, Thanksgiving would be all about desserts – pies, pumpkins, puddings – to satisfy everyone’s sweet or savory palate. It would be a day of earnest preparation for the 20+ people who would show up for a Thanksgiving Feast that would have my little house bulging at the seams. Thanksgiving is my
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Enfield, Conn., November 9, 2020 – The agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products industries are key economic engines in the Northeast, according to an economic impact report recently released by Farm Credit East, the region’s largest agricultural lender. The report found that 75,657 farms and related businesses throughout the eight-state region of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
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BURLINGTON, VT – Eric Axelrod has transformed a surplus of firewood in his Jericho, VT yard into a budding fuel assistance program designed to help Vermonters stay warm this winter. With the help of his two sons, Devin (14) and Logan (10), Axelrod has started “Wood for Good,” an initiative donating firewood to Vermonters who
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The Science Annex will be Vermont’s first “mass timber” building. Mass timber is an umbrella term for engineered wood products used in commercial construction. Glue-laminated timber, cross laminated timber, nail laminated timber, heavy timber decking, and other engineered and composite systems are being used to build office spaces, hockey rinks, university buildings and other large
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