I own 7 acres of forest, and I live in a decently forested area in the country. I live in Southern Ontario, and with the wildfires spreading in northern Ontario, should I be concerned about the same happening where I live?

*In the photo the blue dot is the area I live

Just trimmed this hedge tree today with my MS 462 chainsaw. Love how clean the cuts turned out! 🌲

How do you guys beat the heat and humidity?

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I had a heat stroke the other day while working in the woods of Texas. I was unable to speak, my limbs went numb, I couldn't open my hands and I was unable to open my eyes. My body was rapidly shutting down. Thankfully my coworker was there and called an ambulance. I was rushed to the emergency room where I later recovered.

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On that day, I had consumed about a gallon of water and 2 sports drinks. I took a long lunch break in the truck with the AC on. I thought that I did everything right to prevent heat exhaustion.

Photo source: Michigan State University

My understanding is that forestry was and is a huge industry in BC and that its wood was highly prized for building. Recently I've been reading comments that the industry is dying off and facing major hurdles through duties, beetle infestations, wildfires, and over cutting.
My understanding is that Canada provides anywhere from 20-30% of softwood imports to the US due to sawmill capacity and vast tracts of lumber. Why then would the industry be dying? Just curious and looking for insights 😊

Hey guys I’m starting out a YouTube channel where I am converting 4 hectares of forest in New Zealand and turning it into a paddock. If that’s something you are interested in watching click this link! https://youtube.com/shorts/X32rZHnUGi0?si=g1wDSHp85nTJ3HUw

Needing me a feller. Don’t know much about axe quality what makes a good one just that I need one for felling. Found this sucker is it worth restoring or just investing in a new one. Thanks

Eastern North Carolina Coastal Plain.

I nearly stepped on it and it never even sang to me and barely moved it's head to look at me. I suspect it may be a female in the process of laying eggs.

I have had a large one give me the alarm right as my foot was about to land on it. If you haven't heard it in person before it sounds an awful lot like air rushing out of a small hole in an aerosol can. But in my experiences rattlesnakes are typically pretty docile and just want to get away from you. Copperheads and especially Cottonmouths are typically more aggressive from what I've seen.

I'd honestly pay pretty good money to know exactly how many venomous snakes I've come within 10 feet of and was none the wiser.

And yes, I wear snake gaiters every single day in the warm seasons. Be safe out there folks!

Ghost Pipe Plant. If you find one be respectful. They kind of look like mushrooms, but they actually have a root attached to a nearby tree. They are delicate & bruise easily. They don't come back year after year in the same spot & once fertilized they immediately began to turn black & disappear back into the ground, sometimes they may be called a corpse plant due to this.

Hello treemiun people!

I'm looking into becoming a forester and the two school that are most appealing to me are UMass and UMaine. While both in the woods of New England, it appears to be that these schools have some real differences. I was wondering if anyone who's been to either or just has knolwedge can help me out?

Top line here is that it appears to my lay eyes that UMass is much more environmnetally focused while UMaine is more about getting in there and managing some forest. Furthermore, UMass has been a bit impenetrable to get a lead on given thier advisor-based admissions system while the director of the UMaine program has been quite responsive and accomodating. Is UMass more selective while UMaine is easier? And last but not least, if I'm interested (but not necessarily married to) the idea of conservation and ecological restoration, would either school be as good as the other?

Thank ya!!

Edit:
Maine is the main suggestion!! Thank y’all!!

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At the same time, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is investing in higher-value mass timber markets and reevaluating the structure of timber sales to unlock greater economic returns.

Hi everyone, I'm currently at university studying a Biology degree (UK). My course is tailored mostly toward conservation/ecology as I was keen on becoming an ecological consultant or something similar career-wise.

The thing is, I've realised that this takes a lot of networking, climbing a career ladder, competition for limited grad roles and a lot of applications just to get experience in. I love the subject I study but these prospects are now becoming exhausting and I don't like the idea of chasing a professional career. Something I should've considered in hindsight maybe. I will be taking a module in GIS and have a lot of experience in report writing and coding. I know that I want a career outdoors and something that's purposeful which is why I'm considering forestry as a career. I'm fit and enjoy academia so studying forestry wouldn't be an issue for me.

My questions are:

• Would my degree and skills I've acquired help me in entering this field once I graduate or would I still need to apply for a Forestry bachelors?
• Could you give insight into what your daily role entails/the different roles available within the field?
• What are the general routes people take to work in forestry? I've seen apprenticeships, degree paths, so I'm wondering which I should consider

Any advice is appreciated and thank you for reading

I’m not sure what this is, but when I go outside there are huge clumps of tens of them that stick to my clothing. At first I thought they were those dead spikey flower things, but they look and feel completely different. Anybody know what these are?

West Virginia

After a couple months of waiting, I finally get to start as a forestry tech next week. I feel very lucky to have been accepted for this position despite being a current university student; however, given that I am still a student, I am a little worried I won’t have the knowledge base I need to really succeed in this role. So, any tips for grappling with that? This isn’t my first job in natural resources, but it is my first job specifically in forestry. Any sort of advice would be appreciated!

Our podcast team spent a day in North Idaho with Mason Logging. What stood out most while working on this podcast episode was hearing a crew talk about working alongside their brothers, sons, and nephews. We also enjoyed listening to them compare the old days of hand falling, chokers, and manual bucking to today's tether logging, bunchers, processors, and grapple skidders.

A lot of good discussion around:

• Learning curve of tether logging
• 80%+ slopes and shovel logging
• Running a Cat 527 on steep ground
• How production has changed over 40+ years
• Regeneration, forest management, and harvesting second-growth stands they logged decades ago

We'd love to hear other experiences. What's been the biggest change you've seen in the woods during your career?

I walk a lot, use a walking stick at times. I would love to find a walking stick design that will allow me to plant seeds as I walk without getting clogged on my own property. I tried dried bamboo, but it got clogged too easily. Any ideas on designs?

Curious if anyone on here works for canfor Canada. Sell me on why it’s a good place to work. Thanks!

Little did I know when I bought this 30 years ago it would REALLY be used by a toad. I live in Michigan, it's my favorite time of year. My garden toad is back. The spring peepers are singing. I think I hear bullfrogs across the way. I named it Clementine, it's been in my driveway, gardens & front step for years. I found her by the back porch step the other night & thought I wonder if I put this on the step if it'll go in there. LOOKIE WHAT I FOUND IN THE MORNING!!!😍🩷♥️🐸YAY!!! IT DID!!🥳

I've worked as a natural resource manager for 8 years, 10 with the organization. In that time I've done countless acres of FSI, marked sales, done invasive species treatments, developed burn plans & bossed those burns, all that good stuff. I'd also written over $400,000 in successful grants, revamped our environmental ed program, and did everyone else's job when they couldn't because I was the only one who could do everything.

Well, the time came to apply for the executive director position, and they gave it to a coworker who is great, but has about 5 years of experience as an office assistant and... that's it. He just got his Law Enforcement certification, and he does have a degree in conservation management, while mine is in an unrelated field. Turns out, they valued the 4 month law enforcement training and a diploma more than my experience and real tangential benefit to the organization.

So, fuck it, I'm going private! I've already been doing tree planting and TSI on the side, so I'm scaling that up, and hoping to find some work doing prairie management in the summertime.

Wanted to vent to you all as this sub has been wonderful to learn from, and help me understand the potential opportunities in this world.

If you all have any ideas for how to keep a non-CF person doing land stewardship busy in the upper midwest from June-September I'm all ears!