by Linda Janovich | May 13, 2013 | Knock On Wood
May 16 is Love a Tree Day, one of our favorite holidays! The best way to love a tree is to properly manage the forest it’s in. In many hardwood forests, the practice of...
by Linda Janovich | May 7, 2013 | Knock On Wood
Did you know net growth of forests in the US exceeds removal by 72%, according to a 2010 assessment by the USDA-Forest Service. And that number doesn’t even include...
by Linda Janovich | Apr 29, 2013 | Knock On Wood
The Lacey Act helps to reduce illegal logging. Amendments made in 2008 make it illegal to trade plants and products harvested or traded in violation of the laws of a...
by Linda Janovich | Apr 22, 2013 | Knock On Wood
Happy Earth Week 2013 to one and all! Did you know that for every tree removed from an American Hardwood forest, two new trees will grow in its place? And what’s even...
by Linda Janovich | Apr 17, 2013 | Knock On Wood
Did you know drinking tonic made from sassafras roots will keep you young and healthy? Well at least that’s what the English believed in the early 17th century.