Harvey Greer

Harvey Greer focuses on the forest industry as a content writer/strategist.

Forest with mist at dusk.
A burnt tree in the foreground of a forest indicates recent wildfires, but the blossoming underbrush suggests regrowth and recovery.

5 min read

What Can We Learn from a Record-Setting 2023 Canadian Wildfire Season?

Canada’s wildfire season looks to be finally drawing to a close for 2023. While the complete total of affected areas has yet to be 100% determined,...

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Logo of International Sustainable Forestry Coalition on a forested background.

3 min read

ISFC Unites Top Global Forestry Companies to Combat Climate Change

A faction of 10 major global forestry firms recently announced the formation of the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC). This marks...

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A forester walks toward a forest of tall trees.

4 min read

Wood Products and Renewables: How the Forest Helps Meet Climate Goals

As the global market rapidly moves toward renewables, wood products have come directly into the spotlight. Various woody biomass can serve as...

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Old growth forest of mossy, tall trees.

6 min read

Old vs. Young Forests: Examining CO2 Storage and Wildfire Risk

As the Canadian wildfires rage on, their widespread impact is evident even from hundreds of miles away with smoke enveloping parts of North America....

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Aerial view of a colorful, vibrant, diverse forest.

4 min read

Is Diverse Forest Growth Good for Carbon Capture and Yields?

The forestry industry has seen some major changes in recent years. This holds especially true as we all work toward collective solutions that...

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Working forest with several stacks of felled logs both in the foreground and midground and standing timber in the background.

3 min read

Putting Forests to Work: How Responsible Forestry Helps Sustainability

Cutting down forests actually helps with climate change mitigation? Believe it or not, this is often the case in ethical, working forest management.

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Rolling inclines of a pine forest enveloped by a wildfire with smoke billowing into the sky.

3 min read

Clearing the Air on Forest Thinning

Like all of us paying attention to the forestry industry, you have likely seen the continued onslaught of headlines discussing the rising wave of...

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Combined bar and line chart showing the relationship between US housing starts and total US lumber supply.

4 min read

Oregon Forestry Outlook: Sharp Declines Impact PNW Lumber Market

Oregon forestry remains the largest producing US state for both lumber and plywood. But the region’s forecast remains shaky with an ongoing...

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Line graph with SYP KD lumber price trends going much higher in 2019 to lower in Jan. 2023.

2 min read

SYP 2023 Lumber Prices Remain Low with Uncertainty on Interest Looming

SYP wood pricing trickled up slightly as 2023 started. However, expected interest hikes by the Fed and murmurings of a recession may keep 2023 lumber...

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A dense collection of forestlands seen from an aerial view.

3 min read

Why We Should Ditch Forest Carbon Credits in 2023

At its heart, the concept of forest carbon credits aims for the good. Carbon credits provide a way for companies to quantify their carbon output and...

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