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For over sixty years the Northeastern Loggers Association has published a highly respected monthly magazine that focuses exclusively on our region – The Northern Logger and Timber Processor. NELA also produces training programs, pamphlets and books, and the region’s largest exposition of forest products and tree care equipment. If you are interested in becoming a member, please click the link below.
Features
Selected articles from The Northern Logger & Timber Processor magazine.
Education That’s Never Finished: The Vermont Forest Business School
Is education something that can be finished? Shouldn’t continuous learning be a habit, rather than a requirement?
The Vermont Forest Business School’s (FBS) six-month Essentials program was built from lessons learned in two hundred or so single-day workshops I taught for loggers, foresters, and landowners over 24 years. Teaching workshops in far-flung places like Aroostook County, Maine, and Hocking College in Ohio exposed me to many different people with similar educational needs in the forest products community.
Biomass: Controversy and Misconceptions
If you are a regular reader of this magazine, you probably know
a little about biomass, and perhaps a great deal. I hope to add
to that, provide some encouragement, and address some of
the controversial aspects. Some say that biomass energy is bad
for the environment and the atmosphere, and some say it is
an important tool for forest management.
When a Large Timberland Owner Decides to Sell Carbon Instead of Cutting Timber: Controversy in Northern New Hampshire
The new owner of private land in northern New Hampshire plans to curtail logging on the property in lieu of selling carbon. In the July 2023 issue of the Northern Logger, I wrote that forest carbon markets are not affecting timber availability yet because there are so few acres under carbon projects in the US relative to the amount of forest being managed for timber.
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