Woodlands Finances: Timber Markets
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…
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 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