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Tree Farmer Bulletin: Winter 2013

Tree Farmer Bulletin
Bring Some Horsepower to Your Logging
Tools

Bring Some Horsepower to Your Logging

For Tree Farmer Janet Benoit, of Careywood, Idaho, the reasons to hire a horse logger were practical. She couldn’t find a large company to log her small woodland.
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Winners of 2013 Tree Farm Photo Contest, Sponsored by STIHL, Inc.
On the Ground

Winners of 2013 Tree Farm Photo Contest, Sponsored by STIHL, Inc.

Here are the winning photos in the American Tree Farm System’s annual photo contest!
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Utility Poles: The Timber Product That Helps Power America
Markets

Utility Poles: The Timber Product That Helps Power America

In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, trucks laden with utility poles sped to the Northeast from across the nation in the effort to restore power. Natural disasters like Sandy are a reminder that wooden poles remain the backbone of the nation’s electrical grid.
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Infographic: Southern Lumber Production Hits Record Highs
Markets

Infographic: Southern Lumber Production Hits Record Highs

Check out this infographic on the rosy outlook for southern lumber.
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The Benefits of Reviewing Your Management Plan
Take Stock of the Past and Plan for the Future

The Benefits of Reviewing Your Management Plan

Though he was drawn to a forest management plan for tax reasons at first, Toby Turpin has been reaping the benefits of routinely reviewing his plan for 40 years.
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The Many Homes of the Family Forest Community
From the Field

The Many Homes of the Family Forest Community

Bettina Ring reflects on the ecosystem of our family forest community, and the meaning of the word "querencia".
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Culverts: Where the Water Meets the Road
Best Management Practices

Culverts: Where the Water Meets the Road

In 2004, Tree Farmer Harold Swaim wanted to do a timber harvest on his 90-acre land, but 45 acres lay on the other side of a large creek. The solution? A culvert.
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Green Acres Is the Place to Be for This Family
For the Future

Green Acres Is the Place to Be for This Family

John Green’s consuming passion is ensuring that what remains of the Benndale,
Mississippi, Tree Farm his father purchased in 1940 stays in his family.
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Keeping Up with the Joneses
Tree Farmer Profile

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Marilyn and Desmond (“Des”) Jones may both be in their 80s, but that hasn’t slowed them down. The couple manages the 86-acre Centennial Acres Tree Farm near their home in Augusta, Michigan. Says Des: “I’ll be 85 in October and I can still run a chainsaw with the best of them.”
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Greg Marshall
Inspector Profile

Greg Marshall

Greg Marshall credits his forestry career to childhood days spent with his family in the hardwood forests of the Smoky Mountains and the pine forests of coastal North Carolina.
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