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2022 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 MoreMaryland Forests Association Faces of Forestry: Beth and Joe ~ Episode 64
Beth and Joe of the Maryland Forests Association sat down to talk to me about a “Faces of Forestry” program they have. We are featuring guests of this program on the Talking Forests podcast once a month. We hope you all gain insight from these guests about the forest sector and how each job in…
Read MoreEvolution of Knowing Your Worth and Why it Matters in Business ~ Episode 61
“Evolution of Knowing Your Worth and Why it Matters in Business”. Candra talks about being burned, burning out, drawing boundaries, and how to measure your worth in business. From getting your 1099’s, to wording contracts, to saying “NO” to business that you cannot do. Listen in! Want to be featured? Schedule your interview with Talking…
Read MoreWood Women Who Rock – Janelle Leafblad from WoodWorks – Episode 60
We had a great interview with Janelle Leafblad from WoodWorks. She wanted to do this timely interview because of Mass Timber Month and Women’s History Month. She has been a pioneer in wood and started with architecture and worked in the US Forest Service Wood Products Lab back in the day. Her current role is…
Read MoreBavarian Forest ~ Wooden Tree Tower
Author and Photos by Talking Forests We walked through a mile or more of woods, trees, and wooden walkways in the Bavarian National Forest also known as Baumwipfelpfad den Bayerischen Wald. These Tree Towers are closed at the moment due to COVID19 restrictions at the moment, but when they open, they will be worth a…
Read MoreOregon Women in Timber ~ Amanda Astor ~ Episode 55
This will be a 4 part series with 4 amazing women and will be published each Monday in each week of October 2020 for National Forest Products week. Amanda Astor and I recorded this episode before the devastating fires in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. We chatted about forest fires and what Oregon Women in…
Read MoreTreetop Walkway on largest island in Germany, Rügen
Author and Photos by Talking Forests Baumwipfelpfad Naturerbe Zentrum Ruegen on the island of Rügen was a spiral wooden walk worth taking for the views from the bottom of the forest floor to the tree canopy to the views of the water at the top of the tower. What is the best part? Rügen is…
Read MoreWomen in Wood Science Who Rock – Pipiet Larasatie – Episode 45
Talking Forests recorded this as a live video (https://youtu.be/pK4H72XWVow) from Yosemite National Park at the Society of Wood Science and Technology Conference Oct 20-25th. (www.swst.org or @societywood on social media). We do not own the rights to the “Most Girls” Hailee Steinfeld Song used in the video or podcast audio. Her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pipiet/ “Originally from…
Read MoreAustrian Wooden Wonder Treetop Walk Salzkammergut
Author and Photos by Talking Forests Austrian Wooden Wonder Treetop Walk Salzkammergut Our Austrian adventure was amazing with wood as the theme all week. The main event was when we visited Baumwipfelpfad Salzkammergut which translates to Treetop Walk Salzkammergut, truly an Austrian Wooden Wonder. The start of our trip was in a wooden hut…
Read MoreFire Women Who Rock – Amanda Rau – Episode 41
We loved interviewing Amanda, in her episode we talked about fire science and the roll Smokey the bear plays. Amanda Rau started working in wildland fire management as a member of a 20-person handcrew based in Springfield, Oregon in 1999. In 2001, after finishing her undergraduate degree in Philosophy at the University of Oregon, she…
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