#forestry — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #forestry, aggregated by home.social.
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We reported earlier that Europe is getting better at detecting wildfires. The Forest Stewardship Council reached out and made clear to us that meanwhile we’re losing some of the forestry workers needed to prevent risks from accumulating on the ground.
Satellites can identify the danger. They cannot clear vegetation, negotiate with landowners or apply ecological judgement on a steep hillside.
#forestry #technology #FSC #wildfires #earthobservation #labor #Europe #EU
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Carbon trading multiplies domination:
"It's not really a carbon trading problem. It's an issue with the land rights that haven't been agreed first.""Protecting one forest area can push logging, agriculture, clearing into another location."
European Forest Institute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuvT56Y3ktg
#conservation #landGrab #forestry #consent #coloniality #indigenous #transition #energyTransition #carbonTrade #carbonOffsets #carbonCredits #carbon #NZ #forests
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US Forest Service Moves to Strip Protections from 44M Acres
Agriculture Secretary Rollins proposes rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, opening 44 million acres of national forest to logging and road construction.
https://pulseofnations.lol/us-forest-service-moves/
#Environment #ForestService #Forestry #Logging #RoadlessRule #Trump #Wildfire
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As I've argued elsewhere, we're likely to be very short of metals and cement over the next few centuries, since we will not have enough 'green' smelters and kilns.
Consequently, as well as planting forests to sequester carbon, we are also going to need much more timber as structural material. So we need to be planting #resilient forests, using genetic stock adapted to a variety of climates.
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However, while temperatures in #Scotland are likely to continue to climb until the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (#AMOC) collapses, it is likely to drop sharply after that.
When will the collapse happen? No one seems to know. Early next century seems to be the best guess. So while trees maturing within 100 years need to be heat and drought tolerant, those maturing later need to be cold tolerant.
#ClimateEmergency
#Forestry
#TreePlanting>>>
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"Provenances of... species from more southerly latitudes have... been found to outperform local provenances... However, survival and stem form can be compromised if the transfer distance is too large, or if the transfer is made from an area with a continental climate"
So, if you're planting trees in #Scotland and you think we're heading for 2° warming, you want to be sourcing seed from around Bordeaux; if 5°, Lisbon.
#ClimateEmergency
#Forestry
#TreePlantinghttps://cdn.forestresearch.gov.uk/2022/05/UKFSPG026.pdf
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Why does no-one use cant hooks in the UK?
They seem to me to be a sensible tool when rolling very large logs.
Smaller cant hooks are available that are attachments on felling levers. However, these are way too small for my requirements.
The hook (also a peavey) in the photo is the only suitable one I can find. It is from a no-name brand, and I'm concerned that it might be too fragile. I would feel more secure if it was a reputable brand. Wood-Mizer is available at a v. high price.
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"There are options available for managing our forests beyond clearfelling that can contribute to the societal demand for wood, maintain carbon stocks, and conserve biodiversity."
"Forest thinning […] can deliver wood for local industry, absorb carbon and improve habitat for wildlife. It is a win-win-win outcome that challenges the false dichotomy of conservation versus production that has dominated public debate for decades."
"The overstorey retention treatments had the largest trees across all treatments, as well as the greatest basal area and size inequality."
"Bigger trees are more resistant to fires, so when the next fire occurs, they are more likely to survive. Bigger trees are also more likely to form hollows – a critical and declining habitat for rare species such as the greater glider and Leadbeater’s possum."https://theconversation.com/we-revisited-a-forest-experiment-that-lay-forgotten-for-30-years-what-we-found-was-astounding-288105
Kaitlyn L. Hammond et al. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44391-026-00076-6#forestry #clearfelling #timber #forests #carbon #silviculture #ecology #Australia
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Two hours of wood pulping doesn't get you very much it seems, but damnit if it doesn't look good!
It's going to take many years to cover the whole forest 😌
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Re: Plantation forestry in #Aotearoa.
The total area of productive plantation #forestry has remained relatively stable this century, at about 1.8 M ha, or 6.6% of Aotearoa. Early in the century quite large areas were converted to farmland, and recent afforestation has largely offset this. In addition to the 1.8 M there is about 0.2 M ha of reserves and unplanted areas near water bodies. #nzpol #ets #forest -
Hair salons in Europe are dumping their clippings into forests and it’s miraculous
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Dakota Gardener: The redwoods of North Dakota https://www.allforgardening.com/1930223/dakota-gardener-the-redwoods-of-north-dakota/ #forestry #gardening #GardeningNorthDakota #NorthDakota #quirky
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Seed Adaptation Planner, Environmental Planner 4
"Do you have a background in reforestation & forest genetics? ...plan for adjustments to our reforestation program to deal with climate change and post-fire recovery..collaborate with our genetics and seed program staff, our tree nursery, and our field silviculturists to address the topics of seed sourcing & supply, nursery capacity, & challenging planting site conditions."
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/5438815/seed-adaptation-planner-environmental-planner-4-ep4?keywords=seed%20adaptation&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs #Washington #Forestry #GetFediHired
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It seems like only last month when Seymour was imploring Gisborne council to 'Think of the multinationals' and go easy on forestry companies.
Oh, it was last month.
Seymour's argument is that multinationals won't "invest" in NZ if we force them to clear up their own mess. That comes out of the same box as 'The billionaires will leave if we try to tax them'.
I feel sorry for Gisborne council who were showing real leadership which would have fixed the slash problem. However the Atlas Network will be well pleased with Bishop's foolish decision.
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From Ireland Land Use Review latest report: “sustainable land use requires very significant change”.
Explanations by Caroline O'Doherty:
"Agriculture is the main polluter of waterways, half of which fail to meet minimum environmental standards.
"It is responsible for 38 per cent of national emissions – the largest of any sector.
"It is the number one pressure on wildlife and natural habitats, 90 per cent of which are in poor condition."By subscription: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/09/how-irelands-land-is-used-and-why-it-has-to-change/
Archived: https://archive.ph/Al4qw#selection-2163.0-2177.107#landUse #viability #property #sustainability #water #publicHealth #biomethane #tillage #forestry #Ireland #emissions #agriculture #footprint #GHG #methane #globalHeating #agribusiness #meat #cattle #climateChange #dairy
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Society must anticipate: prepare not for this year's climate but for the future climates. 🧵
#futures #risks #risk #riskManagement #riskAssessment #livability #habitability #climatePolicy #policy #adaptation #plantations #forestry #climateDrift #climateChange #climateFailure #climateCollapse #drought #heatwaves #naturalDisasters #resilience #agriculture #megafires #wildfire #wildfires
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I spent the last week working outside, continuing with the survey project that I started earlier this summer.
It was wet and miserable for most of the time!
Wednesday in particular was awful. I gave up when water was running down the *inside* of the my anorak sleeves and pouring out like faucet!
I take pictures to jog my memory when later writing reports, and I present the best of them here, which ain't saying much! -
Cartoonjournaal 8 augustus 2026:
'Loofbomen maken bos weerbaarder tegen brand...'
#naaldbomen #loofbomen #biodiversiteit #monocultuur #natuurbrand #bosbrand #klimaatverandering #trees #forest #forestry #fire #ClimatChange #biodiversity #naaldboom #loofboom #cartoonjournaal #humor #socialmedia #BreakingNews
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The EU's adaptation framework offers an illusion of preparation. Laying out plans for a 3°C drift average does not make it survivable. But it makes it seem so. 🧵
Europe is not even preparing for what happened recently!
In the pine plantations west of Bordeaux, firefighters met the first pyrocumulonimbus France has ever seen.
There was the largest firefighting mobilisation in EU history, and the destruction broke records anyway:
https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-largest-ever-wildfire-response-2026-summer-2026-06-02_en#climatePolicy #adaptation #megafires #wildfires #plantations #forestry #climateDrift #climateChange #firefighting #firefighters #France #EUPol #policy
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The EU's adaptation framework offers an illusion of preparation. Laying out plans for a 3°C drift average does not make it survivable. But it makes it seem so. 🧵
Europe is not even preparing for what happened recently!
In the pine plantations west of Bordeaux, firefighters met the first pyrocumulonimbus France has ever seen.
There was the largest firefighting mobilisation in EU history, and the destruction broke records anyway:
https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/eu-deploys-largest-ever-wildfire-response-2026-summer-2026-06-02_en#climatePolicy #adaptation #megafires #wildfires #plantations #forestry #climateDrift #climateChange #firefighting #firefighters #France #EUPol #policy
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'Opposing the privatisation of our native #forests is not an ideological one; it’s based on a history of the market failing nature even more appallingly than our governments have.'
In other words: neoliberalism doesn't save forests or #climate, which are intertwined.
#treePlantations #foresters #forestry #Australia #AusPol #climatePolicy
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RE: https://mas.to/@maugendre/116962786294091550
Climate forcers include tree planters:
#attribution #climateChange #climateForcing #plantations #forestry
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Fun pruning fact: Petrol pole saws can be significantly longer than electric ones, because with electric ones the motor is at the top and with petrol ones at the bottom, transferring power up the pole with a shaft.
Even a small electric motor on a long arm is too heavy to make them much longer than 3m (even then they get really hard to lift and position, I tried).
I've not found any electric ones with the motor at the bottom.
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France's timber industry rushes to process trees charred by wildfires • FRANCE 24 English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGdlpxv1Tqo #ClimateEmergency #Forestry #France
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Understanding red needle cast in NZ forests (BDIS podcast series)
"Red needle cast is one of the most significant diseases affecting New Zealand's radiata pine forests. In this episode of Scigest, scientist and host Darryl Herron sits down with forest pathologist Emily McLay to discuss why the disease is such a challenge for forest growers and how our science helps forest growers better predict, prepare for and manage it."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS30x6pdVL4 #NewZealand #Forestry #PlantPathology