Pro Blog
Notes, field updates, research reflections, and occasional web ephemera.
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NHR Log 10: There Shall be No Universal Manual for Northern Hardwood Governance
A reflection on why northern hardwood governance has to be understood through local policy landscapes rather than a universal manual. -
NHR Log 9: Do We All Remember the Lorax Properly?
A reflection on The Lorax, social license, and why responsible forestry needs a better public story. -
NHR Log 8: How Family Forest Landowners Learn
A reflection on how family forest landowners learn through formal advice, informal networks, and the slow feedback loops of forestry. -
NHR Log 7: The Silviculture Textbooks Behind NHR
A look at the silviculture textbooks that helped build the intellectual shelf behind the Northern Hardwoods Resilience Project. -
NHR Log 6: Forestry as the Centrist
A reflection on forestry as a difficult middle ground between preservation and extraction, and why sustainable forestry is harder to explain than it is to dismiss. -
NHR Field Update: Pausing the Blog Until My Return
A short field update noting that regular NHR blog posts will resume after the trip. -
NHR Log 4.5: Updated Span of Control Calculator
An updated workload calculator for testing agency and private forester responsibilities at different scales. -
NHR Log 5: What Does an Experimental Forest Make?
Formal research forests and private woodlots both help test the long-term work of northern hardwood resilience. -
NHR Log 4: Span of Control in Forestry
A time-budget look at how many acres one forester can realistically manage with intensive silviculture. -
NHR Log 3: Incrementalism in Forestry Certifications
A look at how modular forestry credentials fit between voluntary standards and comprehensive professional licensure. -
NHR Log 2: Landscape Spatial Patterning and the Scaling of Deer Browse
The second day of the Northern Hardwood Megatrip considers how forest patch size and agricultural context shape deer browse pressure and hardwood regeneration. -
NHR Log 1: Crossing into the Carolinian Fringe
The first day of the Northern Hardwood Megatrip starts with a short hop from East Lansing into southwestern Ontario. -
Before the Mega Trip: Getting to Know the Northern Hardwood Resource
An introduction to the Northern Hardwoods Resilience Project, the Northern Hardwood resource, and the upcoming Northern Hardwood Megatrip. -
Welcome to the Blog
A short note introducing the blog section of mtntheman.com.