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The Death of Sampling and the Rise of Forest Architecture
Certified Forester and #forestproud friend, Eli Jensen, is advancing the shift from traditional forest sampling to “forest architecture,” a cutting-edge method enabled by technologies like LiDAR and remote sensing. Forest architecture manages forests at the individual tree level, offering precision in forest health assessment, restoration, and resource management. Despite challenges, this approach has the potential to revolutionize forest management and opens new frontiers for sustainable forestry in the 21st century.
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Adapting forests for a changing climate in the Adirondacks
As our cities continue to grow, so do the challenges they face. Reimagine the way society lives, works, and plays by moving our cities from climate problems, to climate solutions.
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Seeing the Forest for the Tweets
As our cities continue to grow, so do the challenges they face. Reimagine the way society lives, works, and plays by moving our cities from climate problems, to climate solutions.
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FourTee Acres
As a 2nd generation North Carolina landowner, Tyrone Williams opens up about the importance of keeping forests as forests and passing on his responsibility to future generations.
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North Country is Calling
The Northern Forest Center and Northern Woodlands magazine collaborated to produce North Country Calling, a video series profiling young professionals who have chosen the Northern Forest as their home. The future of this region hinges on young people like these.
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New Technology for Vermont’s Oldest Industry
Vermont’s first sawmill opened in 1738, nearly a century before the first chainsaw was invented, not to mention cars or telephones. And it was at least 150 years before that sawmill had electric lighting. Fast-forward to today: Whiteout Solutions has developed a new forest mapping technology using LIDAR sensors attached to drones.
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