We have been deluged by responses to Barry Wynsma's thoughtful essay on Forest Service leadership - or the lack thereof. Provided here is some feedback on the essay.
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BC - Minister praises Castlegar's wood use
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Converting China to wood, "If anyone is serious abut the Chinese market,
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CO - Foresters land stimulus funding
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FEATURED ARTICLES ~
CO - Caught between beetle, hard spot in economy
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RACE TO WOODY BIOMASS ENERGY & BIOFUELS ~
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Canada's UBC to innovate with biomass heat and power unit
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Regina looks to upgrade wastewater treatment plant, The operation
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Forest Products Market Update: Pulp and paper manufacturers worldwide consumed 75
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PELLET FUELS - FIREWOOD - BRIQUETTES ~
VT - Wood pellet plant gets $9 million federal loan
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Austrian wood boilers to make an American entrance in Catskill
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ME - Gardiner Public Works Replaces Oil Boiler with Sustainable Wood Pellet Boiler
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Wood waste competition heats up, European subsidies push
demand for wood pellets as U.S. biomass program is being retooled
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FOREST BUSINESS MARKETPLACE ~
Montana DNRC, Harlow Dump Timber Sale, Approx 15,599 tons,
Primarily Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine, and Western Larch Saw-logs
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VA - GreenTrees is First Forestry Project Approved by American Carbon Registry
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JOBS ~
Notice of vacancy, Extension Coordinator, Forest Stewardship,
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AR - Price Lumber Company - Looking to Hire
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MILL NEWS ~
Sierra Pacific Industries Announces Mill Reopening at Quincy, CA
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FORESTRY EQUIPMENT
Waratah Announces advanced delimbing/debarking solution
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Climate Change, Bioenergy and Sustaining the Forests of Idaho
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Western Regional Boilers Association Conference, March 16-18
Waterfront Marriott Hotel Seattle, WA
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44th International Wood Composites Symposium, March 29-31
Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in Seattle, Washington
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22nd Annual Intermountain Roundwood Association Annual Meeting
March 18-19, Missoula MT
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