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It’s a tough choice made tougher by this important fact: one of the main reasons Woodbourne Preserve was established was to prohibit any logging on the property. But these are tough decisions, especially at a preserve with a strict no logging policy. MORE
The island had been heavily logged 30+ years ago, and today much of the island is covered in dense, uniform stands of young growth trees that are of little value to wildlife. That’s why I’m now at a small sawmill in the forest, one where logs sit are stowed in abandoned pick-up trucks. MORE
Atherstone, Warwickshire : Midland Bio Energy has introduced a new product to their already established range of briquette heat logs. We are also offering these new heat logs for the exceptionally good price of £250 for a pallet consisting of 100 x 10kg packs." MORE
horse forestry operations horses logging forestry horse loggingby Michael Smith (Veshengro), RFS, RFA, EcoFor Horses were very valuable to farmers and gave the farmer extra income by hauling timber in the winter. MORE
Health & Wellness Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) everyday lives getting away log off mindset relax rest vacation workaholic In order to be healthy, happy human beings, we all need to truly get away from our routines now and then. MORE
Streams in Southeast Alaska can’t function ecologically without fallen logs. That’s why I’m jumping over logs with U.S. For the past several decades, Prince of Wales Island has also been defined by logging. However, is putting cut logs in a stream really natural? MORE
Facilitated by organized crime, illegal logging threatens to destroy Myanmar’s forests. But a national energy crisis and the ensuing fuelwood demand pose an equal threat. From the Field Asia Pacific Energy Forest Carbon Forests Myanmar forests expedition MORE
Our findings in a new study in the journal of Global Change Biology show that we can measure how green your chainsaw is — step 1 in our plans to green-up commercial logging operations. Logging operation in Borneo. Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo. MORE
This is kind of a big deal because since the 90s logging has been banned on government land, and the government is moving to allow some of that timber to be removed and sold. It is easy to make the argument that one, extractive (hunting, logging, fishing) is bad and the other (birding, diving, hiking) is good, but to my mind this simplistic black and white view point is completely wrong. Conservation conservation science hunting logging MORE
But what’s less often acknowledged is halting logging entirely will make climate change worse, as wood is one of the most sustainable building materials. A World Without Logging Doesn’t Exist. Mapping Reduced-Impact Logging with Lidar. MORE
According to the pioneer cookbook, Log Cabin Cooking : "imagine yourself in 1835.saying goodbye to friends and family.loading up the wagon for adventure into parts unknown; hoping to outrun Cholera, food shortages.your survival will depend on hard work and resourcefulnes." ( buy the book ) On the heels of Reduce Footprints' Change The World Wednesday, I visited my local grist mill to purchase some locally ground flour. I purchased this book from the general store there. MORE
Log-burner In the beginning, it was a testing relationship to say the least: the initial monetary outlay—more than a part-time English teacher, part-time aspiring yoga teacher, part-time ''I''m a writer but am struggling to get anything down on paper right now'' writer could fork out without a slight sensation of panic rising up from the gullet. MORE
However, I had to share this yummy treat that is free of gluten, soy, oil, and refined sugar: ants on a log! It's always interesting to see how your diet changes while on vacation. In my case, I haven't been eating as well as usual since I've been traveling on the East Coast. MORE
Illegal logging is not only killing the planet – it is supporting organised crime too. Back in 2010 we reported on the case of Moroccan activist Mohammed Attaoui who was facing imprisonment for his stance against illegal logging. Living in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, Attaoui insisted that ‘mafia-style’ corruption was behind illegal logging which threatened the protected cedar of Morocco. MORE
There will be few moments of surprise in the words that follow for folk who are blessed enough to have spent some part of their lives living on the land. Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Health & Wellness Meditation Yoga Yoga Practice city life gratitude karma yoga nature wilderness MORE
Here’s Jamie’s down and dirty tutorial… Firebricks and Wood Stove Logs Tutorial This process only requires: Two buckets, a drill (or stabbing weapon), piece of wood (or bottom of another bucket), kinda a custom drill bit, water. MORE
An example of utility theory from XKCD : Weird. I was thinking the exact same thing the last time I opened xorg.conf. MORE
However, Log Cabin Republicans are only telling one side of the story. Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Green Boulder Boulder Colorado equal rights fracking gay and lesbian Jared Polis Log Cabin Republicans politics MORE
This product is anideal tool for woodworkers and log home builders. log home builders Wood-Mizer woodworkers portable sawmills press release MORE
Brazilian authorities are installing tracking devices in the Amazon rainforest to help battle deforestation and illegal logging. Read More The post Amazon Rainforest Fights Illegal Logging with Tracking Devices appeared first on Ecorazzi. MORE
A forest planner tags trees at a reduced impact logging (RIL) concession in East Kalimanatan, Indonesia. Fortunately new methods are emerging to verify lower impact logging, so that the conservation benefits of “sharing” nature with timber production can be carefully tracked. MORE
But in the effort against illegal logging, barcodes could offer an innovative solution. Barcodes are so common in consumer items that we barely notice them. Most of them probably don’t even understand its significance. MORE
Replica of a ship’s log from the Grand Turk. Citizen scientists volunteering for oldWeather transcribe ships’ logs. Ships’ logs from this time period were handwritten. Sometimes the logs record a unique perspective on historic events. MORE
Carbon emission performance of commercial logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Carbon emissions performance of commercial logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Instead, Griscom and colleagues went where the logging action was actually happening. MORE
About 260 of Borneo’s 4,000 tree species are dipterocarps, and they’re also the prime species targeted by the logging industry. percent) followed by mixed concessions and logging concessions (14.8 Logging in Borneo. Hausheer) 5 of 6 Felled dipterocarp logs awaiting transport. MORE
Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Today Only business jeanne eisenahaure Startup V-log MORE
Interesting results from a study in Canada’s Algonquin Provincial Park. But is it just me or is the constant characterization of the Ovenbirds as “choosing” to produce more males weird? The original paper does not have that language. Asides MORE
We have found that you can buy rustic log beds built from artfully hand-peeled cedar and aspen logs. Beds hand peeled log bed rustic bedroom design rustic modern bedroomHere at Eco-Friendly Furniture Design Ideas, we love the look and feel of a cabin by the lake, or cozy little lodge nestled on a tree-covered mountainside. Getting closer to nature is what we’re all about, but, we live in the city. MORE
Don’t put off that birding trip to Ghana on your to-do list—if trends continue, illegal logging may leave you with nothing left to see. News Audubon Bahamas California Condor Egypt European Kestrel geolocator Ghana International Bird Rescue logging migration power lines Prothonotary Warbler September 11th Tribute in LightWith fall migration well underway everywhere, it’s a good time to see what’s flying in bird news. MORE
Increased protections and monitoring by the Mexican government and conservation organizations has all but stopped illegal logging in the MBBR (Vidal 2012), making deforestation less of a threat. Logging within protected areas: spatial evaluation of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. MORE
How about a log bed? But, you ask, how are log beds made? A log bed is a type of bed frame built totally from logs, which are cut and shaped to tie jointly with no any nails or screws. In the early periods log beds were produced from cross rails and a mattress used to top them. Contemporary log beds embrace a box spring in addition to a mattress, and thus there is no need for cross rails. Below are the steps required to make a log bed. MORE
Authorities in Jordan are stepping up the monitoring of forests to stop illegal logging over the winter months. The onset of winter can only mean one thing- the weather is going to get colder and in Jordan, that means a rise in illegal logging. MORE
Algarve Lakes District Portugal United Kingdom best eco-friendly family holidays in the UK eco-friendly family villa vacations UK green family holidays UK log cabin holidays MORE
Unfortunately, Madagascar is also home to immense illegal logging. The logging is even threatening national parks in the country in addition to areas outside the parks. Tree species and animal species are all threatened by the logging. MORE
Eco Design log beds mountain woods furniture rustic dining table rustic log furnitureSometimes nothing is as comfortable or elegant as traditional wood furniture. You don’t have to go out and spend high prices on leather or fabric as wood is a valuable option. Plus, wood goes well in any environment and is generally more sturdy and forgiving than any other material. MORE
Arts & Culture Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Health & Wellness Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Today Only 30 day challenge bicycle business green jeanne eisenhaure marketing V-log MORE
New research from Nature Conservancy scientists demonstrates that lidar — a way of remotely mapping forests with lasers — is an effective and accurate tool to measure the effects of reduced-impact logging in Indonesia, but it’s still not as cost effective as traditional ground-based monitoring. MORE
In the Solomon Islands, near-shore logging operations significantly reduce populations of juvenile bumphead parrotfish on their nursery grounds, according to new research from Nature Conservancy scientists, jeopardizing both reef health and local livelihoods. MORE
Logging elephants are an incredible part of Myanmar’s history — but they’re also key to help reduce the negative impacts that logging can have on the forests. MORE
I’m deep in a logging concession in Indonesian Borneo, and I’ve just witnessed the routine harvesting of a dipterocarp tree bound for the plywood mill. Where Logging Reigns, Going Beyond Sharing vs Sparing. 1 of 7 Rows of recorders awaiting programming back in the logging camp. MORE
Al Jazeera English takes a closer look at the forests in Latvia which are being cut down at an unsustainable rate in one of their recent episodes of People & Power (see the video above). MORE
This is young growth forest, trees that have grown following extensive logging, often by clearcutting, thirty years ago. National forest and tribal land account for much of the island, and by the 1980s, most of it was being logged. We need to get the most out of a log that we can. MORE
Google’s server may be burning a lot of carbon, but it cannot be denied that the search engine giant is not serious about going green. In fact, Google has a green business arm called what else but Google Energy. One of the points on its charter is promoting the use of clean renewable energy. MORE
Logging Related Topics Nature Conservancy - Science
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
Carbon emission performance of commercial logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Carbon emissions performance of commercial logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Instead, Griscom and colleagues went where the logging action was actually happening.
Green Furniture Home Design
JUNE 14, 2012
How about a log bed? But, you ask, how are log beds made? A log bed is a type of bed frame built totally from logs, which are cut and shaped to tie jointly with no any nails or screws. In the early periods log beds were produced from cross rails and a mattress used to top them. Contemporary log beds embrace a box spring in addition to a mattress, and thus there is no need for cross rails. Below are the steps required to make a log bed.
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Nature Conservancy - Science
JULY 9, 2018
Facilitated by organized crime, illegal logging threatens to destroy Myanmar’s forests. But a national energy crisis and the ensuing fuelwood demand pose an equal threat. From the Field Asia Pacific Energy Forest Carbon Forests Myanmar forests expedition
Nature Conservancy - Science
JULY 24, 2014
It’s a tough choice made tougher by this important fact: one of the main reasons Woodbourne Preserve was established was to prohibit any logging on the property. But these are tough decisions, especially at a preserve with a strict no logging policy.
Green Furniture Home Design
NOVEMBER 27, 2011
We have found that you can buy rustic log beds built from artfully hand-peeled cedar and aspen logs. Beds hand peeled log bed rustic bedroom design rustic modern bedroomHere at Eco-Friendly Furniture Design Ideas, we love the look and feel of a cabin by the lake, or cozy little lodge nestled on a tree-covered mountainside. Getting closer to nature is what we’re all about, but, we live in the city.
Nature Conservancy - Science
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
New research from Nature Conservancy scientists demonstrates that lidar — a way of remotely mapping forests with lasers — is an effective and accurate tool to measure the effects of reduced-impact logging in Indonesia, but it’s still not as cost effective as traditional ground-based monitoring.
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
This product is anideal tool for woodworkers and log home builders. log home builders Wood-Mizer woodworkers portable sawmills press release
Nature Conservancy - Science
MAY 17, 2017
I’m deep in a logging concession in Indonesian Borneo, and I’ve just witnessed the routine harvesting of a dipterocarp tree bound for the plywood mill. Where Logging Reigns, Going Beyond Sharing vs Sparing. 1 of 7 Rows of recorders awaiting programming back in the logging camp.
Nature Conservancy - Science
APRIL 25, 2017
About 260 of Borneo’s 4,000 tree species are dipterocarps, and they’re also the prime species targeted by the logging industry. percent) followed by mixed concessions and logging concessions (14.8 Logging in Borneo. Hausheer) 5 of 6 Felled dipterocarp logs awaiting transport.
Green Earth Journey
JUNE 26, 2009
According to the pioneer cookbook, Log Cabin Cooking : "imagine yourself in 1835.saying goodbye to friends and family.loading up the wagon for adventure into parts unknown; hoping to outrun Cholera, food shortages.your survival will depend on hard work and resourcefulnes." ( buy the book ) On the heels of Reduce Footprints' Change The World Wednesday, I visited my local grist mill to purchase some locally ground flour. I purchased this book from the general store there.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 31, 2014
Here’s Jamie’s down and dirty tutorial… Firebricks and Wood Stove Logs Tutorial This process only requires: Two buckets, a drill (or stabbing weapon), piece of wood (or bottom of another bucket), kinda a custom drill bit, water.
Nature Conservancy - Science
APRIL 5, 2017
But what’s less often acknowledged is halting logging entirely will make climate change worse, as wood is one of the most sustainable building materials. A World Without Logging Doesn’t Exist. Mapping Reduced-Impact Logging with Lidar.
Eccorazzi
JANUARY 22, 2013
Brazilian authorities are installing tracking devices in the Amazon rainforest to help battle deforestation and illegal logging. Read More The post Amazon Rainforest Fights Illegal Logging with Tracking Devices appeared first on Ecorazzi.
Nature Conservancy - Science
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
A forest planner tags trees at a reduced impact logging (RIL) concession in East Kalimanatan, Indonesia. Fortunately new methods are emerging to verify lower impact logging, so that the conservation benefits of “sharing” nature with timber production can be carefully tracked.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 16, 2012
Interesting results from a study in Canada’s Algonquin Provincial Park. But is it just me or is the constant characterization of the Ovenbirds as “choosing” to produce more males weird? The original paper does not have that language. Asides
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 1, 2013
Atherstone, Warwickshire : Midland Bio Energy has introduced a new product to their already established range of briquette heat logs. We are also offering these new heat logs for the exceptionally good price of £250 for a pallet consisting of 100 x 10kg packs."
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
Authorities in Jordan are stepping up the monitoring of forests to stop illegal logging over the winter months. The onset of winter can only mean one thing- the weather is going to get colder and in Jordan, that means a rise in illegal logging.
Elephant Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
Log-burner In the beginning, it was a testing relationship to say the least: the initial monetary outlay—more than a part-time English teacher, part-time aspiring yoga teacher, part-time ''I''m a writer but am struggling to get anything down on paper right now'' writer could fork out without a slight sensation of panic rising up from the gullet.
Eco Friendly Daily
NOVEMBER 29, 2013
But in the effort against illegal logging, barcodes could offer an innovative solution. Barcodes are so common in consumer items that we barely notice them. Most of them probably don’t even understand its significance.
Nature Conservancy - Science
JULY 29, 2013
This is young growth forest, trees that have grown following extensive logging, often by clearcutting, thirty years ago. National forest and tribal land account for much of the island, and by the 1980s, most of it was being logged. We need to get the most out of a log that we can.
Elephant Journal
APRIL 29, 2014
There will be few moments of surprise in the words that follow for folk who are blessed enough to have spent some part of their lives living on the land. Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Health & Wellness Meditation Yoga Yoga Practice city life gratitude karma yoga nature wilderness
Eco Friendly Daily
MARCH 19, 2013
Google’s server may be burning a lot of carbon, but it cannot be denied that the search engine giant is not serious about going green. In fact, Google has a green business arm called what else but Google Energy. One of the points on its charter is promoting the use of clean renewable energy.
Environmental Economics
OCTOBER 13, 2011
An example of utility theory from XKCD : Weird. I was thinking the exact same thing the last time I opened xorg.conf.
Eco-Vegan Girl
JUNE 24, 2010
However, I had to share this yummy treat that is free of gluten, soy, oil, and refined sugar: ants on a log! It's always interesting to see how your diet changes while on vacation. In my case, I haven't been eating as well as usual since I've been traveling on the East Coast.
Eco Friendly Daily
JULY 29, 2013
Unfortunately, Madagascar is also home to immense illegal logging. The logging is even threatening national parks in the country in addition to areas outside the parks. Tree species and animal species are all threatened by the logging.
Nature Conservancy - Science
AUGUST 7, 2013
Streams in Southeast Alaska can’t function ecologically without fallen logs. That’s why I’m jumping over logs with U.S. For the past several decades, Prince of Wales Island has also been defined by logging. However, is putting cut logs in a stream really natural?
Nature Conservancy - Science
JULY 30, 2013
The island had been heavily logged 30+ years ago, and today much of the island is covered in dense, uniform stands of young growth trees that are of little value to wildlife. That’s why I’m now at a small sawmill in the forest, one where logs sit are stowed in abandoned pick-up trucks.
Nature Conservancy - Science
OCTOBER 8, 2013
Our findings in a new study in the journal of Global Change Biology show that we can measure how green your chainsaw is — step 1 in our plans to green-up commercial logging operations. Logging operation in Borneo. Reconciling forest conservation and logging in Indonesian Borneo.
Green Traveler Guides
AUGUST 8, 2016
Algarve Lakes District Portugal United Kingdom best eco-friendly family holidays in the UK eco-friendly family villa vacations UK green family holidays UK log cabin holidays
Green Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Al Jazeera English takes a closer look at the forests in Latvia which are being cut down at an unsustainable rate in one of their recent episodes of People & Power (see the video above).
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Don’t put off that birding trip to Ghana on your to-do list—if trends continue, illegal logging may leave you with nothing left to see. News Audubon Bahamas California Condor Egypt European Kestrel geolocator Ghana International Bird Rescue logging migration power lines Prothonotary Warbler September 11th Tribute in LightWith fall migration well underway everywhere, it’s a good time to see what’s flying in bird news.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 23, 2013
horse forestry operations horses logging forestry horse loggingby Michael Smith (Veshengro), RFS, RFA, EcoFor Horses were very valuable to farmers and gave the farmer extra income by hauling timber in the winter.
Green Furniture Home Design
JUNE 24, 2012
Eco Design log beds mountain woods furniture rustic dining table rustic log furnitureSometimes nothing is as comfortable or elegant as traditional wood furniture. You don’t have to go out and spend high prices on leather or fabric as wood is a valuable option. Plus, wood goes well in any environment and is generally more sturdy and forgiving than any other material.
Elephant Journal
JANUARY 27, 2015
Arts & Culture Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Health & Wellness Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Today Only 30 day challenge bicycle business green jeanne eisenhaure marketing V-log
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 8, 2012
Illegal logging is not only killing the planet – it is supporting organised crime too. Back in 2010 we reported on the case of Moroccan activist Mohammed Attaoui who was facing imprisonment for his stance against illegal logging. Living in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, Attaoui insisted that ‘mafia-style’ corruption was behind illegal logging which threatened the protected cedar of Morocco.
10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2014
This is kind of a big deal because since the 90s logging has been banned on government land, and the government is moving to allow some of that timber to be removed and sold. It is easy to make the argument that one, extractive (hunting, logging, fishing) is bad and the other (birding, diving, hiking) is good, but to my mind this simplistic black and white view point is completely wrong. Conservation conservation science hunting logging
Nature Conservancy - Science
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
Increased protections and monitoring by the Mexican government and conservation organizations has all but stopped illegal logging in the MBBR (Vidal 2012), making deforestation less of a threat. Logging within protected areas: spatial evaluation of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve.
Elephant Journal
OCTOBER 14, 2014
Health & Wellness Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) everyday lives getting away log off mindset relax rest vacation workaholic In order to be healthy, happy human beings, we all need to truly get away from our routines now and then.
Nature Conservancy - Science
APRIL 15, 2014
Replica of a ship’s log from the Grand Turk. Citizen scientists volunteering for oldWeather transcribe ships’ logs. Ships’ logs from this time period were handwritten. Sometimes the logs record a unique perspective on historic events.
Elephant Journal
JULY 13, 2014
However, Log Cabin Republicans are only telling one side of the story. Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Green Boulder Boulder Colorado equal rights fracking gay and lesbian Jared Polis Log Cabin Republicans politics
Elephant Journal
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Today Only business jeanne eisenahaure Startup V-log
Nature Conservancy - Science
JULY 16, 2018
Logging elephants are an incredible part of Myanmar’s history — but they’re also key to help reduce the negative impacts that logging can have on the forests.
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