Category Archives: FORT 250

New Jungles Prompt Debate on Rain Forests

Posted on January 30, 2009 by pel2

This article in yesterday’s New York Times highlights debate over the importance of regenerated or new forests in tropical rainforest conservation. The article concentrates on a farm in Panama that has since regrown into what appears to be a tropical… Continue reading →

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Another way of banking, with no interest

Posted on January 20, 2009 by pel2

In forest management we use discounted cash flow or compound interest to reflect forest values at different times in the life of the forest. We can also use it to compare costs that occur at different points in time.As it… Continue reading →

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The Passing of Arne Naess

Posted on January 19, 2009 by pel2

Today’s New York Times carried the obituary of philosopher and ecological activist Arne Naess, who passed at the age of 96. From the article:In the early 1970s, after three decades teaching philosophy at the University of Oslo, Mr. Naess (pronounced… Continue reading →

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Will Hardwood Mills Become Like Organic Farmers?

Posted on April 10, 2008 by pel2

This recent article in MSNBC paints a bleak picture for hardwood sawmills due to the decline in the housing industry and the loss of the furniture industry. Prices for lumber are dropping:”The prices are, they’re where they were 20 years… Continue reading →

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