#forest-conservation

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fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Forest Protectors Launch Tree Sit and Lawsuits to Stop Ecocidal Logging in WA

The Murphy Company's devastation of the landscape slaps you in the face. Here on land owned by the state's Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a beautiful mature forest has been logged for hardwood, plywood, and other wood products. Hacked-off stumps are visible in all directions, a few trees left to stand. The former forest floor, once rich with organisms, now stands heaped into huge slash piles to be burned.
Environment
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

The US is stripping its forests of decades-old protections

"Make no mistake: this administration will do whatever it takes to sell off the places where we hunt, fish, recreate, and partake in long-standing traditions..."
US politics
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
4 months ago

two cantilevered boxes of dark cedar shape altura architects' spruce ridge cabin

The Spruce Ridge Cabin, designed by Altura Architects, sits nearly 6,000 feet above sea level, embodying a commitment to minimal environmental impact.
Renovation
Roam Research
fromNature
4 months ago

The surprising culprit for the loss of huge swathes of tropical forest

Secondary roads in forests cause significantly more deforestation than primary roads, greatly impacting ecosystems.
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