Vermont Woodlands Resources
Non Government Organizations
China Hardwood Tariffs
Author:Karl D. Forth | Organization:Woodworking Network | Date:June 17, 2019China Hardwood Tariffs will depress prices for now, hurt U.S. sawmills. Of the hardwood lumber produced in the U.S., 24 percent is exported to China and 22 percent is exported to other countries. The new retaliation tariff by China on incoming hardwood…
Retaliatory Tariffs Hit Lumber
Frank Stewart || Executive Director || W. Virginia Forestry Assoc || May 22, 2019 Retaliatory tariffs from China have been a buzzsaw through Appalachian hardwood businesses and the families that own and operate them. The hardwood industry provides an estimated $60 billion…
Harvesting Biomass from Your Woods
Author:Paul Catanzaro, Dave Kittredge, Marla Markowski-Lindsay | Organization:University of Massachusetts Amherst | Date:January 1, 2011INTRODUCTION Forests have always been an important part of life in New England. In fact, for as long as people have lived here, they have looked to the forests to meet their needs, including heat and energy. Though the challenges we face…
Loss of Undeveloped Woodland in VT
Author:Jamey Fidel | Organization:VT Natural Resources Council | Date:January 1, 2018New Report Highlights Loss of Undeveloped Woodland in VT A new report by the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) highlights the increasing loss of undeveloped woodland tracts in Vermont through parcelization, the breaking up of land into smaller and smaller parcels. The…
Water Wise Woodlands
Author:Water Wise Woodlands | Organization:Central VT Regional Planning Commission | Date:January 1, 2019Do you wonder what you can do for your woods to protect water quality and mitigate flooding? Vermont Woodlands worked in partnership with the Central VT Regional Planning Commission, Friends of the Winooski, and Conservation Commissions in Cabot, Plainfield, and Marshfield to…
Forest Sector Systems Analysis: Exploring New Market Opportunities Across Value Chains
Author:Yellow Wood Associates | Organization:Working Lands Enterprise Board | Date:January 1, 2016Exploring New Market Opportunities Across Value Chains: The Working Lands Enterprise Board contracted with Yellow Wood Associates to undertake a sector-wide systems analysis. The Board wanted to improve its understanding of the challenges and opportunities within the sector in order to inform…
2020 Vision for Vermont Wood Products
| Date:January 1, 2011This report was completed in 2011, with broad support from industry members. How well did the sector do in achieving the outcomes envisioned in the report? Are there ideas that have yet to be fleshed out. Read The Report: Click Here
Working Lands Enterprise Initiative Funding
Author:Paul Costello | Organization:VT Council on Rural Development | Date:June 1, 2019The Working Lands Coalition has good news to report! The legislature finished their business this week, and they allocated an additional $1 million for the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative for fiscal year 2020, which means a little over $1.5 million will be…