Posts by Talking Forests
A Decade Through Time & Mass Timber
A Decade Through Time & Timber: Visiting France’s Sensations CLT Block to Writing About Mass Timber in America (2015-2025) Author and Photos by Talking Forests It’s incredible to think back over the last decade, like what?! The evolution of mass timber construction has blown up. Candra’s journey began in 2015, researching this innovative building method…
Read MoreBeyond Timber: The Coburg Tree Farm’s Rise to National Recognition
3 men walking through a green tree farm Author and Photos by Talking Forests The crisp mountain air vibrated with the rhythmic drone of a chainsaw as Keith Townsend surveyed the Douglas fir plantation, a proud smile etched on his face. Sunlight went through the towering trees, casting long shadows on the forest floor. Coburg…
Read MoreCapilano Suspension Bridge Park in Vancouver, Canada
Author and Photos by Talking Forests I was inspired by Molly Burke in her YouTube video called “My Guide Dog Guided Me Across A SUSPENSION Bridge!” to go to the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. As a business owner with a Service Dog, I wondered how we could get across this bridge. Rhett, my 11-year-old border…
Read MoreAmerican Green Consulting Group
About the Client We were assigned the Marketing Coordinator role. Services we provided: Social Media Management – Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube Managing content across multiple channels – Website, Social, and YouTube Developing compelling and engaging content SEO Blog Management and Creation Writing and Copy Editing Social Media Video Production Graphic Design Campaign Management Website Editing…
Read More2022 Women’s Forest Congress Experience and Camp Ripley Tour
Author and Photos by Candra Burns of Talking Forests People who identify as women within the forest community have been creating an in-person congress for two years. We finally came together in a 4-day event in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our schedule had events towards a common goal of coming together and marching towards a better future…
Read MoreLandowners Who Rock – Fourtee Acres Tyrone and Edna Williams – Episode 75
This is a special in-person episode located in Enfield, North Carolina just off the I-95 with Tyrone and Edna Williams of Fourtee Acres. They lease out land for farming, own certified trees, and garden for local markets. They are proud of their legacy and have a great family to lean on at their multiple-use farm.…
Read MoreTree Planting Should Be a Conscious Choice
Authors: Lindsay Lights Forintos and Candra Burns A child of the city says they are tired of grey! They want to see green!! What is green and renewable? A tree, to be exact. This child’s dream is to lay under a full tree canopy and look up at the leaves rustling in the wind. Children…
Read MoreForestry People Who Rock – Elaine Springgay FAO Officer and ForYP Founder – Episode 74
Elaine and I had a conversation about global forestry challenges. I was impressed by her experience in the sector and global knowledge. She launched ForYP the only global forestry young professionals group at the World Forest Congress in Korea this year and I asked her what that is all about and how to get involved.…
Read MoreForestry People Who Rock – Alex Harvey from Legacy Land Management – Episode 73
Alex and I sat down and had a conversation about being a consulting forester in his home state of Mississippi and some of the challenges that communities face. He was one of the foresters that began the Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program (www.sflrnetwork.org) by developing and piloting it and he has worked…
Read MoreForest Restoration in Arizona – NewLife Forest Restoration – Ted Dergousoff ~ Episode 72
Ted Dergousoff and I sat down together in Arizona and had a conversation about his company, NewLife, forest restoration efforts, and the role they play in the 4FRI Initiative with the U.S. Forest Service. “We think that with an effective forest reforestation program working in concert with the US Forest Service and the 4FRI group,…
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