Pine Ridge Farm Kentucky

Stradivari selected high-altitude wood from the alpine forests of Val di Fiemme for his violins Published the most extensive dendrochronological survey ever conducted on the violins of Cremonese violin maker Antonio Stradivari: he systematically selected high-altitude fir trees from alpine forests, particularly the Fiemme Valley.

https://www.earth.com/news/killer-fungi-targets-a-beetle-thats-destroying-american-forests/

'Killer fungi' targets a beetle that's destroying American forests Native fungi from forests killed emerald ash borers in lab tests, offering a potential new biological tool to slow the invasive pest.

https://news.oregonstate.edu/news/wildfire-risk-making-timberland-less-valuable-long-harvest-rotations-less-feasible

Wildfire risk making timberland less valuable, long harvest rotations less feasible | Newsroom CORVALLIS, Ore. – Rising wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest combined with notoriously volatile timber pricing may lower forestland values by as much as 50% and persuade plantation owners to harvest trees much earlier than planned, a new analysis of Douglas-fir forests shows. Under the worst-ca...

https://www.ucmerced.edu/news/2025/thinning-burning-forests-provide-multiple-benefits-some-them-surprising

Thinning, Burning Forests Provide Multiple Benefits, Some of Them Surprising | University of California, Merced Functional sustainability, along with cultural diversity and inclusion, are central to the university's mission as it serves to stimulate economic growth and diversification in the Valley. University of California Merced, a UC campus in San Joaquin Valley, is a research institution focusing on susta...

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/biochar-from-wood-rivals-steel-strength

Scientists craft biochar from wood waste that rivals steel in strength University of Toronto researchers create biochar from wood as strong as mild steel, redefining sustainable materials.

https://woodcentral.com.au/stone-wool-easily-outperforms-plasterboard-in-timber-fire-tests/

Stone Wool 'Easily Outperforms' Plasterboard in Timber Fire Tests Stone wool could be a game-changer for making lightweight timber-framed construction more fire-safe. It comes as a series of tests at the CSIRO North Ryde facil

https://woodcentral.com.au/world-first-50m-all-timber-blade-to-be-tested-in-wind-turbine/

World First — 50m All-Timber Blade to Be Tested in Wind Turbine Giant all-timber and fully recyclable blades - more than 50 metres in size - could tower over wind turbines from late 2026, marking a huge shake-up for the US $

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https://www.newsweek.com/6000-year-old-pine-forest-revealed-under-melting-yellowstone-ice-2015637

6,000-year-old pine forest revealed under melting Yellowstone ice An ancient, fossilized forest, which thrived for centuries at high altitude, has been revealed beneath a melting ice patch.

https://www.bdcnetwork.com/home/news/55246854/the-conservation-legacy-center-will-feature-wood-species-found-throughout-the-us

National Museum of Forest Service History building will itself be an exhibit The Conservation Legacy Center will feature wood species found throughout the U.S.

https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/a63073468/notre-dame-restoration-craftsmen-artisans/

Meet the American Artisans Who Helped Resurrect Notre Dame “When I look at Notre-Dame, I will be able to say, ‘I built that.’”

https://www.wsj.com/science/environment/wildfire-season-aerial-firefighters-plane-accidents-582c11df?mod=e2tw

The Deadly Job of Fighting Wildfires From the Air Four aerial firefighters have died, two have survived crashes and 7.8 million acres have burned so far this season.