Pine Ridge Farm Kentucky

02/22/2026

Published the most extensive dendrochronological survey ever conducted on the violins of Cremonese violin maker Antonio Stradivari: he systematically selected high-altitude fir trees from alpine forests, particularly the Fiemme Valley.

01/10/2026

https://www.earth.com/news/killer-fungi-targets-a-beetle-thats-destroying-american-forests/

Native fungi from forests killed emerald ash borers in lab tests, offering a potential new biological tool to slow the invasive pest.

11/13/2025

https://news.oregonstate.edu/news/wildfire-risk-making-timberland-less-valuable-long-harvest-rotations-less-feasible

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Rising wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest combined with notoriously volatile timber pricing may lower forestland values by as much as 50% and persuade plantation owners to harvest trees much earlier than planned, a new analysis of Douglas-fir forests shows. Under the worst-ca...

11/12/2025

https://www.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/thinning-burning-forests-provide-multiple-benefits-some-them-surprising

Functional sustainability, along with cultural diversity and inclusion, are central to the university's mission as it serves to stimulate economic growth and diversification in the Valley. University of California Merced, a UC campus in San Joaquin Valley, is a research institution focusing on susta...

11/06/2025

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/biochar-from-wood-rivals-steel-strength

University of Toronto researchers create biochar from wood as strong as mild steel, redefining sustainable materials.

06/24/2025

https://woodcentral.com.au/stone-wool-easily-outperforms-plasterboard-in-timber-fire-tests/

Stone wool could be a game-changer for making lightweight timber-framed construction more fire-safe. It comes as a series of tests at the CSIRO North Ryde facil

02/21/2025

https://woodcentral.com.au/world-first-50m-all-timber-blade-to-be-tested-in-wind-turbine/

Giant all-timber and fully recyclable blades - more than 50 metres in size - could tower over wind turbines from late 2026, marking a huge shake-up for the US $

02/19/2025

https://x.com/amazlngnature/status/1891572136742957409?s=61

01/23/2025

https://www.newsweek.com/6000-year-old-pine-forest-revealed-under-melting-yellowstone-ice-2015637

An ancient, fossilized forest, which thrived for centuries at high altitude, has been revealed beneath a melting ice patch.

12/13/2024

https://www.bdcnetwork.com/home/news/55246854/the-conservation-legacy-center-will-feature-wood-species-found-throughout-the-us

The Conservation Legacy Center will feature wood species found throughout the U.S.

12/12/2024

https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/a63073468/notre-dame-restoration-craftsmen-artisans/

“When I look at Notre-Dame, I will be able to say, ‘I built that.’”

10/13/2024

https://www.wsj.com/science/environment/wildfire-season-aerial-firefighters-plane-accidents-582c11df?mod=e2tw

Four aerial firefighters have died, two have survived crashes and 7.8 million acres have burned so far this season.