Woods to Mill
Thursday, 08 April 2021 09:53
Negotiating Mutual Satisfaction
by Rick Meyer | FRA Appalachian Region Manager
What was the best continuing education class you ever took? For me, it was probably Chester Karrass’s Effective Negotiating short course. During the early years of my career, many forest industry companies enrolled their woodlands/forestry staff in this program.
Thursday, 01 April 2021 18:56
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. No fooling!
by Vickie Swanton | Western Region Manager
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. This event is a good reminder to pay more attention to how we contribute to potential unsafe behaviors and what we can do to lessen the thousands of deaths – and tens of thousands of injuries – due to distracted driving each year in the US.
Tuesday, 23 March 2021 09:27
Evaluating and Managing Storm-Damaged Forestland
by Tony Doster CF, RF (Region Manager, North Carolina - Resource Management Service, LLC)
Forest landowners are likely to have some amount of storm damage to their forest land at some point in time. Many articles are available to landowners and foresters on evaluation and salvage of storm-damaged areas, but fewer are available on practical salvage practices for loggers.
Members active in FRA’s six Regions develop technical and policy programs that speak to their own needs. Regional leadership identifies emerging supply chain challenges, convenes to identify solutions or educational programs, and refers issues that stretch beyond regional boundaries.
Monday, 08 March 2021 16:29
They Sawed Up A Storm
by Eric Kingsley | FRA Northeast Region Coordinator
In recognition of Women’s History Month, we are sharing a brief history of the nation’s first “women only” sawmill.
Today is International Women’s Day, and FRA would like to take the opportunity to share the recording of our recent webinar Women in Forestry.