Evolving Maine Company Uses Every Part of the Tree for Wood Fiber Products
ELIOT, Maine – Producing 100,000 cubic yards of wood grindings – for mulch, compost blends, biofuel and more – is not a small feat. Yet putting wood fiber to good use is only one part of the story at York Woods Tree & Products. York Woods Tree & Products also...
New England Contractor Focuses on Land Clearing, Excavation, and Timber Harvesting
SOUTH LONDONDERRY, Vermont — Hunter Kaltsas started his contracting business with plenty of ambition and enthusiasm, and his company has evolved and grown since then. His newest business strategy has him changing over from chipping to grinding with the aid of a new...
New York Contractors Specialize in Niche Markets Related to Forest Products Industry
CRARYVILLE, New York — James McNamee Jr. and his brother, Tucker, began working together when they were teenagers. Years later, they’re still working together, building and evolving a growing contracting business with some help from their father. And their company,...
Europe’s Highest Court Rules in Favor of Wood Biomass
The European Court of Justice dismissed a case challenging the use of wood biomass as a fuel to produce energy. Europe’s highest court ruled in May that the applicants, a group of six individuals and organizations, lacked standing to challenge the European Union’s...
Biochar: The Little Forest Product with Big Potential
In a groundbreaking, influential 2008 whitepaper, a team of scientists labelled 2007, “the year of climate change dawning.” The decade since could be called “the decade climate change came to dominate forest management.” Today, nearly every action undertaken by nearly...