Vermont Woodlands Resources
Woodlands and 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,”…
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…
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…
Forest Stand Improvement
Author:David Paganelli | Organization:Orange County ForesterForest Stand Improvement Using Pre-Commercial Treatments Introduction Forest stand improvement refers to pre-commercial treatments designed to improve the species mix, stem quality and rate of growth of young forests. When these treatments are focused only on improving future timber quality, they are…
Federal Tax Tips 2018 Tax Year
Author:Dr. Linda Wang | Organization:U.S. Forest Service Timber Tax Specialist | Date:January 1, 2018From National Woodlands Association, Winter 2017 Issue Tax Reform Issues for Forest Landowners and the Forest Products Industry Taxes have been consistently listed as one of the top concerns for the nation’s 10+ million individual and family private forest owners. Ultimately, taxes…
Policy Brief: Renewable Energy
Author:Vermont Woodlands Board | | Date:February 16, 2018Public Policy Issue Brief: Renewable Wood Energy from Vermont Forests Background: Private forests have great potential to contribute to the next generation of Vermont energy use, through the increased utilization of wood as a component of a renewable energy portfolio. Vermont has…
Policy Brief: Level the Playing Field
Author:Vermont Woodlands Board | | Date:March 17, 2017Public Policy Issue Brief: Level the Playing Field for Vermont’s Forest Landowners, Foresters, and Harvesters Background Vermont’s Forests play a major social, economic, recreational, and environmental role in the state, perhaps even greater than ever now that the state faces the task…
Timber Harvesting in Vermont: Summary of Laws and Regulations
Author:Vermont Agency of National Resources | Organization:State of Vermont | Date:January 1, 2012Summary of Content: The Timber Harvesting in Vermont Guide provides a summary of laws and regulations affecting timber harvesting businesses in Vermont. While it is primarily intended for loggers and foresters, there are others in forest industry who will find it helpful…