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One of the most important issues in forestry today is land conservation—keeping forest as forest. The Guild is actively engaged in land conservation through (1) Guild members' work on establishing conservation easements, (2) supporting conservation groups in their management of their lands, and (3) advocating for working forest conservation easements that protect forests and sustain communities. The excellent forestry practiced by Forest Guild members is well suited to the management and restoration of forests reserved for wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, watershed protection, or other non-commercial purposes. | | Current policy efforts at the Guild include:
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Forest Wisdom Issue 18
For biomass to be a part of our nation's renewable energy future, issues of
ecological sustainability and carbon impacts need to be understood and
accounted for. As this edition of Forest Wisdom demonstrates through
articles on landowners experience and use of the Guild's Northeast
sustainable biomass retention and harvesting guidelines, using biomass for
energy presents a suite of complex technical and social issues. Read it here.
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