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The Landing: where data and forests meet.

Friday March 13, 2020 was the last day in the office for many of us. One of the last conversations I had with a colleague on that day happened in the hallway. We were talking about sports and about how the only event that hadn't been canceled yet was the NASCAR race.

Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted how many of us work. (And many NASCAR races were cancelled.) More importantly, it's accelerated many changes that may have taken decades to take hold. 

In forestry, this has meant increased demand for timber, uncertainty in international markets, more recreation on our public forests, and difficulty hiring forestry guest workers.     

If there's one constant in the last year, it's been the importance of quality data to make decisions. Daily case counts, positive test rates, and colored visualizations by counties and zip codes are shown everywhere.

What data is your forestry organization using today that you weren't using a year ago? Hit reply and I'd love know. Enjoy this month's newsletter. 

Matt Russell 

GRAPH OF THE MONTH
Private individuals own a third of the nation’s forests. While privately-owned forests are diverse, the demographics of their owners are not. The primary decision makers on private forestlands are older, predominantly male, White, and non-Hispanic.

Read more about the data behind private forest landowner demographics in the US.
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Ever listen to a podcast and feel proud that you got into forestry?

Forestry recently came up on an episode of the popular MeatEater podcast. It was a great conversation that placed our profession in good light.

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Carbon is quickly becoming one of the hottest forest products of the 2020s. However, you can very quickly can get lost in the definitions, units, and vocabulary used in the forest carbon world. 

Here is a reading list for beginners that presents forest carbon concepts in an approachable way.
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IN THE NEWS
+ Forest2Market recently highlighted our forest carbon facts sheets in their post How much carbon is stored in US forests?. Carbon fact sheets are available for every US state at the Forest Resources Association website.
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