Lately, everything seems to be going up in price: gas, cars, food, lumber, and even firewood. But why is firewood so expensive? Don't trees grow everywhere? While firewood is one of the lowest-grade...

While partial harvests can appear to be a gentle and light-handed approach to forestry, "selective" harvesting can be extremely destructive and deleterious to long-term sustainable and profitable...

Logging is perhaps the oldest industry known to man. When Homo sapiens first began crafting tools, axes were among our first creations. We needed shelter and fuel, and materials could be readily be...

Most of us have gone to the grocery store and picked up a small bottle of pure maple syrup only to be shocked at the price. Why exactly is maple syrup so expensive? The production of maple syrup...

If you own or are thinking about owning forest land for yourself, you may have heard the term "woodlot." A Woodlot is a small parcel of forest land used for timber production and recreation....

No feeling is more satisfying than being able to grow and harvest your own heating source on a sustainable basis. But how much woodland does one need to be able to be able to grow your own firewood...