Coached Planning Classes for 2017

Whether you have just a few acres of woods or a large forest tract, if you have trees on your property, Coached Planning is designed for you.

Double Rim Joists between Foundation and Log Walls

Log home construction often uses logs or timbers as rim or band joists. We used engineered lumber, Weyerhaeuser LSLs.

Floor beam and joist framing

We are ready to string floor joists across the foundation, all we’re missing is a beam.

Mud Sill Installation for Cabin Log Walls

With the foundation finally finished, it was time to start on carpentry.

Concrete slab on top of foundation stem wall

The final piece of concrete construction is a patio slab.

Directory of Sawmills in Eastern Washington - Small Private and Portable Millers

Here's a link to the latest directory of small scale saw mills in Eastern WA.

Firewise Workshop Spokane - May, 2016

Learn Firewise Community practices in this workshop in Airway Heights (Spokane) WA on May 17-18.

LEED Finally Recognizes ATFS Wood

USGBC has announced it will begin recognizing wood from American Tree Farm System (ATFS) certified forests by creating a new path to earn a LEED credit.

Forest Ranger Finds That Trees Have Social Networks, Too

"Sometimes, pairs like this are so interconnected at the roots that when one tree dies, the other one dies, too."

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 The New York Times:

German Forest Ranger Finds That Trees Have Social Networks, Too

Peter Wohlleben, a career ranger, has topped best-seller lists with "The Hidden Life of Trees," describing trees as social beings that communicate on the "Wood Wide Web."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/world/europe/german-forest-ranger-finds-that-trees-have-social-networks-too.html?mwrsm=Email

NE WFFA Winter 2016 meeting in Colville WA

The focus this year is "Safeguarding Your Forestland". There is a terrific lineup of speakers.