Editor's Blog
The Editor’s Blog is a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the latest news and events at Northern Woodlands. Some are written by Stephen Long, Editor and Publisher, and some are written by other members of the staff or board of directors. Have a comment on what you’ve read? Comment here.
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Shrine to Conservation
by Stephen Long
August 21, 2008
Last Saturday, I went down to Woodstock for the 10th anniversary celebration of Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park. The event was also the unveiling of their new Forest Center, a classroom and meeting space made almost entirely from wood harvested on the Park’s 555-acre woodlands. If that last statement raised an eyebrow for you, let me assure you that it’s true. Unlike every other National Park in the nation, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller practices active forest management.
Why would they be harvesting timber from a National Park? Mostly because this national park is the oldest continuously managed forest in America. Forest …
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