sustainable forestry

A Tale of Two Forests

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Maryam Mathieu

by Abel Kloster, Director of the Permaculture Design Program at Aprovecho and Co-Director of Resilience Permaculture, LLC. To restore the land one must live and work in a place.  The place will welcome whomever approaches it with respect and attention.  … Continue reading →

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Words on Water at Aprovecho

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Abel Kloster
Sustainable logging in Aprovecho's forest

by Abel Kloster High summer on the south facing slope here at Aprovecho is dry.  The creek channel is a cracked gully of bedrock flagstones.  Seed heads shatter or pop on the stalk and leaves curl in the afternoon breeze … Continue reading →

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Woody Biomass

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Jeremy Roth

by Matthew Hall The search for biofuels continues, and woody biomass is back in the spotlight. Seneca Sawmills is planning to build a wood fired generator to produce electricity. They are planning to haul slash piles from their clear cuts … Continue reading →

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