National Woodland Owners Association

08/21/2026

https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/washington-insider/article/2026/08/13/usda-staffing-shortages-strain-fsa

Workforce reductions and hiring restrictions at USDA's Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service are leaving local offices understaffed, reducing services and stretching remaining employees thin.

08/21/2026

"Our testing shows our HTP produces biochar with no detectable PFAS, turning contaminated biosolids into a clean solid biochar product. "

INNOVATIVE "TWO-FER" turns biosolids = Biochar (free of PFA's)

CHAR Technologies Ltd. on Aug. 17 reported results to date from independent testing of its HTP platform applied to PFAS-contaminated wastewater biosolids,

08/21/2026

USFS NEW Atlas...............all in one place access! FYC
https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/products/dataandtools/forest-ecosystem-atlas

08/20/2026

A Comprehensive treatment: BISONOMICS

08/18/2026

DIDJA ever need a market snapshot?
Here's what Forisk Consulting enewsletter said:

Timber Markets, U.S. South

# Southern stumpage prices decreased for all products in Q2 2026

# 2026 forecast implies ▼4% vs. 2025

Log Prices, Pacific NW

@ Douglas-fir J-sort export prices ▲4%

@ Logging & hauling costs rise 4-6% over 10 years

Hardwood Markets, U.S. North

& Forisk Hardwood Price Index +2% YoY

& White oak stumpage pushed to 5-year highs in mid-Atlantic

08/15/2026

REPURPOSE:

08/15/2026

https://coloradosun.com/2026/08/13/why-colorado-firefighters-tried-to-save-firewood/

The Wood for Life program saves unsellable timber from San Juan National Forest thinning projects for Native American tribes to heat their homes in winter

08/14/2026

https://www.islandssounder.com/2026/08/13/trading-screens-for-saplings-how-the-youth-conservation-corps-is-building-a-climate-resilient-landscape/

Submitted by the San Juan Islands Conservation District.