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News Releases 2011

• An “all lands approach” may help prevent future wildfires like Las Conchas and Wallow in New Mexico and Arizona, July 19, 2011
• New Guide to Reducing Catastrophic Fire in Mixed Conifer Forests in the West, May 10, 2011
• Aitkin County, Minnesota Designated as the Forest Guild’s Newest Model Forest, April 25, 2011
• Dead Wood Plays Lively Role in Developing Renewable Energy in Southeast U.S., February 15, 2011
• Report Sheds New Light on Undervalued Part of Our Forests, January 19, 2011

News Releases 2010

• Forest Guild Awarded 2010 Conservation Innovation Grant, August 24, 2010
• New Guidelines to Protect Trees, Retain Healthy Northeast Forests, June 2, 2010
• New Forest Guild Policy Aimed At Bioenergy and Climate Change, January 19, 2010

News Releases 2009

• Mike DeBonis Named Forest Guild Executive Director, October 28, 2009
• Forest Guild Annual Northeast Meeting Explores Innovative Approaches to Critical Issues, April 8, 2009
• Conservation Forestry Network Announces New Coordinating Partner and Upcoming Workshop, March 17, 2009
• Jungwirth Delivers Congressional Testimony Regarding Role of Federal Lands and Rural Communities in Combatting Climate Change, March 3, 2009
• Forest Guild Releases Key Recommendations on Biomass Harvesting, January 8, 2009

News Releases 2008

• Workshop to Focus on Climate Change’s Effect on New Mexico’s Forests and Forestry, November 11, 2008
  
• Strategies for Successful Biomass Removal from Forests, October 15, 2008
  
• E.O. Wilson Keynote Speaker at Forest Guild and Longleaf Alliance Joint Meeting, October 3, 2008
  
• Publications Released for Fighting Fire with Community Action and Preparedness, September 18, 2008
  
• New Guide To Wood Energy Shows Communities How To Save Money, Replace Oil, Expand Sustainable Forestry, August 27, 2008
  
• Forest Guild Trains Youth Crews to Improve Forest Health and Reduce Forest Fire Risk, July 7, 2008
  
• Model Forest in Arcata, California, June 18, 2008
  
• Fourth Annual Vallecitos Sustained Yield Unit Conference, May 27, 2008
  
• Local Youth Work with Hoopa Crew to Reduce Forest Fire Risk, Improve Forest Health, April 16, 2008
  
• Forest Guild to Testify To U.S. Senate Committee On Energy and Natural Resources about Innovative Forest Restoration Legislation, April 1, 2008
  Link to webpage

News Releases 2007


• New Forest Guild Report: How NE Forests Can Capture Carbon, Fight Climate Change,
  December 12, 2007
• Forest Guild Report Addresses Plight of Southeast Latino Forest Workers – Undocumented and Guest Workers Face Maltreatment and Injustice, August 23, 2007
• Forest Guild Map Spotlights NM Forest Restoration Projects – Local Area Projects Have Restored Forest Health and Reduced Future Fire Risk, August 14, 2007           
• Forest Guild Announces Second Annual Northeast Regional Meeting – Focus on Carbon and Forestry in the Northeast: Management, Measurements, Markets, August 7, 2007
• Congress Holds Oversight Hearing on Wildfire Preparedness – Forest Guild’s Testimony Calls for Federal Wildfire Programs to Better Serve Rural Poor, June 19, 2007
• Forest Guild Releases Report on Fuel Reduction Treatments, March 22, 2007     
• Forest Guild Meeting in the Pacific West, March 8, 2007

News Releases 2006

• New Mexico Wood Products Information, November 6, 2006     
• Collaborative Landscape Restoration Workshop in Taos, NM, November 2,  2006          
• Workers Compensation Insurance Rates Slashed for Forestry Work, May 1, 2006   
• Forest Workers Safety Certification Program Being Offered to Help Reduce Workers Compensation Rates , February 1, 2006

Forest Guild in the News 2011

• “All lands approach” may help prevent future wildfires
  Forest Business Network, July 20, 2011
  http://www.forestbusinessnetwork.com/5446/%E2%80%9Call-lands-approach%E2%80%9D-may-help-prevent-future-wildfires/
• Special Report: Fuels Treatment for Mixed Conifer Forests
  Forest Business Network, May 10, 2011
  http://www.forestbusinessnetwork.com/2694/special-report-fuels-treatment-for-mixed-conifer-forests/
• Aitkin County designated as Model Forest by guild
  Brainerd Dispatch, April 27, 2011
  http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-04-27/aitkin-county-designated-model-forest-guild
• Report Warns Against Stripping Dead Wood From Southern Forests
  SustainableBusiness.com, February 16, 2001
  http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/21888
• Report Sheds New Light on Undervalued Part of Our Forests
  Smallwood News, January 29, 2011
  www.timberbuysell.com
• GMC to collaborate for biomass project
  Rutland Herald, January 21, 2011
  http://rutlandherald.com
• Deadwood revisited
  Ruidoso News, January 20, 2011
  http://www.ruidosonews.com/ruidoso-ruidoso_news/ci_17152677
• Carbon Accounting and Management of Lying Dead Wood - White paper
  Carbon, Emissions and Climate Change, January 20, 2011
  www.epoverviews.com
• Forest Guild report sheds new light on undervalued part of forests
  Wood News Now, January 20, 2011
  www.woodnewsnow.com
  
  

Forest Guild in the News 2010

• Just Don't Call Them Earmarks
  Roll Call, December 10, 2010
  http://www.rollcall.com/news/-201359-1.html
• $147,0000 funding for Woody Biomass development
  BioEnergy & BioFuels Report, September 1, 2010
  http://www.energy-overviews.com/
• Forest management gets boost
  Worcester Telegram, Massachusetts, August 25, 2010
  http://www.telegram.com/article/20100825/NEWS/100829808/1116
• The Burning Question: Is Biomass Right for the Northeast?
  Northern Woodlands Magazine, August 18, 2010
  http://northernwoodlands.org/articles/article/the-burning-question-is-biomass-right-for-the-northeast/
• USFS Report: 'Ecosystem Services' at Risk From Suburban Development
  New York Times - Greenwire, August 20, 2010
  http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/08/19/19greenwire-usfs-report-ecosystem-services-at-risk-from-sub-6173.html
• YCC: A work filled summer
  Cibola Beacon, New Mexico, August 16, 2010
  http://www.cibolabeacon.com
• New biomass guidelines protect trees & northeast forests
  North American Clean Energy, June 23, 2010
  http://www.nacleanenergy.com
• New Guidelines Ensure Sustainable Use of Forest Biomass for Renewable Energy
  Smallwood News, June 22, 2010
  http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=6418
• New biomass guidelines address fears about overharvesting
  The Land Letter, E&E News, June 10, 2010
  http://www.eenews.net/Landletter/2010/06/10/5/<
• Forest Guild calls for biomass guidelines
  Greenfield Recorder, June 7, 2010
  http://www.recorder.com/story.cfm?id_no=7588002
• Forest Guild releases harvesting guidelines
  Biomass Magazine, June 3, 2010
  www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=3807
• Landowners can affect climate
  The Republican, Springfield, MA, January 21, 2010
  http://www.masslive.com
• Sarathy, B., and V. Casanova. 2008. Guest Workers or Unauthorized Immigrants? The Case of Forest Workers in the United States. Policy Sciences 41(2):95-114.
• Demonstrating carbon storage strategies
  Burlington Free Press, January 15, 2010
  http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com

Forest Guild in the News 2009

• Forest Guild picks new director
  Santa Fe New Mexican, November 3, 2009
  http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Local-news-in-brief-Nov--3--2009 
• Forestry Conference in New Jersey’s Pinelands
  Grit.com
  http://www.grit.com/Trees-and-Shrubs/Forestry-Conference-in-New-Jerseys-Pinelands.aspx
• Smoke Out
  Forest Magazine, Fall 2009
  http://fseee.org/forestmag/1104pask.shtml
• Balancing Act
  Biomass Magazine, July, 2009
  http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2814
  
• Best Biomass Practices
  Logging Management, April 14, 2009
  http://www.loggingmanagement.com/index.php/Biomass-News/Best-biomass-practices.html
• Forest Guild to Meet
  Grit Magazine, March 3, 2009
  http://www.grit.com/Property/Forest-Guild-to-Meet.aspx
• Nature gets makeover in forest lab
  Boston Globe, MA, March 2, 2009
  http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/03/02/nature_gets_makeover_in_forest_lab/
• Amherst plans to show off its award-winning forest Saturday
  Milford Cabinet, NH, February 26, 2009
  http://www.cabinet.com/
• Tour town's 'Model Forest'
  Nashua Telegraph, NH, February 26, 2009
  http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/ 
• Recommendation on biomass harvesting
  North American Clean Energy, February, 2009
  www.nacleanenergy.com
• Wood prices fluctuate; sustainable management practices available
  Biomass Magazine, March Issue, 2009
  http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2462 
• Future Forests conference this week in Ferndale
  Redwood Times, CA, February 12, 2009
  http://www.redwoodtimes.com/entertainment/ci_11687789 
• An Appreciation of Debris: The Science and Changing Perceptions of Dead Trees - Zander Evans and Bob Perschel
  Northern Woodlands Magazine, February 1, 2009
  http://northernwoodlands.org/
• Summit County Seeks Biomass Guidelines
  Summit Daily News, CO, January 25, 2009
  http://www.summitdaily.com/article/2009901249966 
• Guidelines needed to ensure sustainable biomass harvesting
  The Land Letter, E&E Publishing Service, January 15, 2009
  http://www.eenews.net (subscription required)
• Forest Guild Issues "An Assessment of Biomass Harvesting Guidelines" Report
  Biofuels Journal, January 15, 2009
  http://www.biofuelsjournal.com 
• Economic Report on Forest Biomass Removal is Released
  Burning Bio News, January 16, 2009
  http://biomassrules.com/BurningBioNews/?p=2127 
• Guidelines for Harvesting Wood
  Grit Magazine, January, 2009
  http://www.grit.com/Property/Guidelines-for-Harvesting-Wood.aspx 
• Report Assesses Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines
  Biomass Magazine, January 14, 2009
  http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2343 
• Forest Guild Releases First Report Assessing States' Woody Biomass Harvesting Guidelines
  TimberBuySell.Com, January 8, 2009
  http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayAd.asp?id=4110 
• Mechanization, Technology Make Wood Removal Profitable
  Biomass Magazine, January Issue, 2009
  http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2296 
• Trees on Display
  Grit Magazine, January 2, 2009
  http://www.grit.com/Property/Trees-on-Display.aspx

Forest Guild in the News 2008

• Energy from Forests
  Arab Water World, December 12, 2008
  http://www.awwmag.com/index.aspx?all_lk_id=122&magazine_id=1
  
• Forest Guild Report Identifies Opportunities for Consulting Foresters in Community Wood Energy
  TimberBuySell.Com, December 10, 2008
  http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=3928
  
• Radio interview with Forest Guild staff
  Santa Fe Radio Café KSFR, Novemeber 11, 2008
  http://www.santaferadiocafe.org/shows/RC%2011-11-08.mp3
  
• Biomass removal can aid controlled fire
  Restore the Mendo, Novemeber 11, 2008
  http://restorethemendo.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/biomass-removal-can-aid-controlled-fire.html
  
• Strategies for successful biomass removal from forests
  High Plains Midwest AG Journal, November 1, 2008
  http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/nov08/nov3/Strategiesforsuccessfulbiom.cfm?
  title=Strategies%20for%20successful%20biomass%20removal%20from%20forests
  
• Forest Guild releases woody biomass removal study
  Biomass Magazine, October 29, 2008
  http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2160
  
• Pulitzer Prize Winner Visits Sandestin
  WJHG, Channel 7, October 29, 2008
  http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/33531224.html
  
• Biomass Removal Case Studies
  Technorati BIOblog, October 29, 2008
  BIOstock Blog - http://biostock.blogspot.com/
  
• Biomass report finds common threads among successful projects
  Land Letter, October 23, 2008
  http://www.eenews.net/Landletter/2008/10/23/8/ (subscription required)
  
• Woody biomass removal case studies
  TimberBuySell.Com, October 23, 2008
  http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=3325
  
• Forest Guild report identifies strategies for successful biomass removal from forests
  National Association of State Foresters Blog, October 21, 2008
  http://www.stateforesters.org/blog/forest_guild_report_identifies
  _strategies_successful_biomass_removal_forests
  
• Strategies for successful biomass removal from forests
  Forest News Watch, October 20, 2008
  http://forestnewswatch.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7279:strategies
  -for-successful-biomass-removal-from-forests-&Itemid=173&catid=34:general-news (subscription required)
  
• Economic Report on Forest Biomass Removal is Released
  Burning Bio News, October 17, 2008
  http://biomassrules.com/BurningBioNews/?p=1924
  
• Great Mountain Forest: 99 years of innovation, education – Tim Abbott
  Lakeview Journal, CT, October 9, 2008
  http://www.tcextra.com/news/publish/lakevillejournal
  /Great_Mountain_Forest_99_years_of_innovation_education/681000.shtml (free registration required)
  
• Attention is turning on 'family forests'
  Nashua Telegraph, NH, August 23, 2008
  http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080823/NEWS02/21898
  /0/NEWS01&template=printart
  
• Youth Conservation Corps crew works to protect archaeological site
  Silver City Daily Press, NM, July 31, 2008
  http://www.scdailypress.com/index.php?pSetup=silvercitydailypress&curDate=20080731&
  pageToLoad=showFreeArticle.php&type=art&index=01
  
• Flooding feared in fire's wake
  Mountain View Telegraph, NM, July 17, 2008
  http://www.abqjournal.com/mountain/1792546mv1_Big_Spring_1707-17-08.htm (subscription required)
  
• WIN takes a field trip
  Cibola County Beacon, NM, July 17, 2008
  http://www.cibolabeacon.com/articles/2008/07/17/news/news6.txt
  
• Forest Guild program highlights excellent management practices
  The Land Letter, E&E Publishing Service, DC, June 26, 2008
  http://www.eenews.net (subscription required)
  
• Arcata celebrates “model forest”
  The Times-Standard, CA, June 26, 2008
  http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_9697734
  
• Arcata recognized for ‘model forest’
  The Eureka Reporter, CA, June 22, 2008
  http://eurekareporter.com/article/080622-arcata-recognized-for-model-forest
  
• Maps key to forest treasure on La Sierra
  Alamosa Valley Courrier, CO, June 3, 2008
  http://www.alamosanews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=&story_id=7744
  
• Marking timber – Bob Perschel
  Northern Woodlands, VT, June 1, 2008
  http://northernwoodlands.org/articles/article/marking_timber/
  
• Trees exquisitely designed as carbon-eating machines – Bob Perschel
  Worcester Telegram and Gazette News, MA, March 10, 2008
  http://www.telegram.com/article/20080310/NEWS/803100338
  
• Presidential contenders must focus on forests – Jean Schaffer
  The Olympian, WA, March 10, 2008
  http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/382291.html
  
• Working landscapes are the key – Zander Evans
  High Country News, CO, March 3, 2008
  http://www.hcn.org/issues/365/17550
  
• Ask candidates about public-land commitment – Howard Gross
  Santa Fe New Mexican, NM, February 2, 2008
  http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Opinion/My-View-Ask-candidates-about-public-
  land-commitment
  

Forest Guild in the News 2007


• Carbon-eating trees are one key to easing warming
  Rutland Herald, VT, September 30, 2007
  http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070930/NEWS04/709300377/1024/NEWS04
  
• Wildfire efforts put Ruidoso on the map
  Ruidoso News, NM, August 15, 2007
  
• Frankenforests: GE trees threaten ecosystem collapse
  AlterNet, CA, August 2, 2007
  http://www.alternet.org/environment/58477/
  
• Youth tackle trail work through YCC
  Silver City Sun-News, NM, June 30, 2007