Vermont Woodlands Resources
Consulting Foresters: Timber Harvesting
Timber Tax
According to the well-known saying, there are only two certain things in this life: death and taxes. The latter of the two applies to your woodlands in the form of Timber Tax. Timber Tax is a complicated topic, and the purpose of…
Burning dry firewood saves money and improves air quality
Montpelier, VT – With wood stove season rapidly approaching, it is time to make sure you have enough dry firewood ready to go for this winter. Evaluating the moisture content of firewood can be tricky. Wood can be purchased when it is “green,”…
Forester licensing and CEUs
Appropriately, social distancing has resulted in the cancellation of many continuing educational opportunities. Forester licenses are up for renewal in September, and this has many foresters wondering where to get the additional credits they’ll need. We have some news and resources to help: License…
New Technology for Vermont’s Oldest Industry
Start-Up Whiteout Solutions Piloting Forest Inventory and Mapping Technology in Northeast Kingdom By Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director at Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Vermont’s first sawmill opened in 1738, nearly a century before the first chainsaw was invented, not to mention…
Northern Long-Eared Bat, Final Ruling
Organization:US Fish & Wildlife | Date:June 1, 2019Final Ruling on the Northern Long-Eared Bat Summary The northern long-eared bat population has been devastated by the White Nose Syndrome (WNS) throughout the eastern United States. This disease has caused a mortality rate of up to a 90-100% where present. As…
Workers’ Comp for Loggers
Organization:Vermont Business Journal | Date:June 25, 2019New safety program to help loggers and reduce workers’ comp Governor Phil Scott today announced a new initiative to address the high cost of workers’ compensation insurance for logging contractors in Vermont’s forest economy. The Vermont Logger Safety and Workers’ Compensation Insurance…
Book Review: Full Value Forestry
Author:Allen Yale | Organization:Tree Farmer and Committee Member | Date:June 1, 2018Many of us have complained that the main obstacle to successful forest management is the lack of a market for low quality wood. Jim Birkemeier, a forester/woodland owner/wood processor in Wisconsin feels that he has the answer for himself. He has adopted…