ForestryStaff Articles May 26, 2020 New Technology for Vermont’s Oldest Industry Start-Up Whiteout Solutions Piloting Forest Inventory and Mapping Technology in Northeast Kingdom By Christine McGowan,…
ForestryStaff Articles May 15, 2020 The Vermont Forest Industry Network Launches “The Rough Cut” The Rough Cut Issue No. 1, May 2020 By Christine McGowan, Forest Products Program Director…
ForestryStaff Articles April 29, 2020 From Cutting Boards to Cutting Face Shields, J.K. Adams Responds to COVID-19 One of Vermont’s oldest manufacturers shifts from wood products to personal protective equipment. By…
ForestryStaff Articles February 17, 2020 For Vermont Entrepreneur, Wood Heat Fits Like a Glove By Christine McGowan, Forest Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund As a young entrepreneur, Sam…
ForestryStaff Articles January 20, 2020 Lumberjills Gain Skills, Confidence in Game of Logging Women-only trainings target growing number of female landowners in Vermont. By Christine McGowan, Forest Program…
ForestryStaff Articles November 4, 2019 Vermont’s Original Extreme Sport: The Lumberjack Competition By Christine McGowan, Forest Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Barnet resident Calvin Willard ranks…
ForestryStaff Articles October 3, 2019 The Walking Sawyer: Connecting Hikers with Vermont’s Working Forests Lead image photo caption: Ken Gagnon, avid hiker and owner of Gagnon Lumber in Pittsford,…
ForestryStaff Articles July 29, 2019 Post and Beam on Lake Iroquois Keeps the Wood, the Work, and the Dollars Local Lead image photo caption: George Wilcox and his son Dave Wilcox stand next to the log…
ForestryStaff Articles June 17, 2019 Loggers, Mountain Bikers and a Tiki Bar: Vermont’s New Working Landscape By Christine McGowan, Forest Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Forest and recreation industries align…
ForestryStaff Articles June 10, 2019 Forests, Filtration and Farms, Vermont Company Bets on Biochar to Clean Up Lake Champlain By Christine McGowan, Forest Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Luke Persons and Roger Pion…
ForestryStaff Articles April 15, 2019 2018 Emerging Woodworker of the Year, Towards Nightfall, Finds Home in Vermont Neither Jared Williams nor Catherine Emil planned to stay in Vermont after graduation, but “felt…
ForestryStaff Articles March 15, 2019 Ski the Trees, Protect the Forests By Christine McGowan, Forest Program Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Skiing backcountry terrain in Vermont…