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Restoration Forestry & Climate
Report: Old-Growth Forests Dying Off
A recent article in the news reports on a U.S. Geological Survey finding that old-growth forests in the west are dying off, due to global warming THURSDAY, Jan. 22 (…
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Old-Growth at the VA Hospital in Fresno, CA
In early November 2008, the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fresno held a dedication for a new wing and garden area. Old-Growth Again had previously installed se…
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Percherons at Stone Farm in Santa Rosa
There's a wonderful article about Stuart Schroeder's plans to create an interpretive historical farm at Stone Farm in Santa Rosa, above the Laguna de Santa Rosa. Stu…
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Recreating Old-Growth Forests
Once an old-growth forest is cut down, can it be recreated? After almost all the large trees are gone and the land is cut up by roads? After the soil is exposed to d…
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Getting a "Weathered Look" for Your Furniture
Once a week or so, I'll post questions and answers taken from email exchanges with OGA customers. I hope this will help inform other customers, as they plan their Fo…
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Forest Management and Fires
CA-Wildfire-09 [public domain image] Each summer and fall the fire season explodes and the news is filled with stories of burning homes and thousands of brave men an…
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Global Cooling Forest Management
Everyone is green these days. Even the giant oil companies are flooding the airwaves with green marketing campaigns. It sounds promising, and many positive things se…
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Redwood or Teak for Outdoors?
We hear this question often. Its a great question and an interesting story. Teak is now the most widely used outdoor wood in the U.S. with a well deserved reputation…
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Tree Planting 101
In December '99, we planted our first 2,000 Redwood trees. It seemed straightforward and we were excited to finally reach this phase in the restoration work. After y…
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