Articles by Paul Barnum

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Paul Barnum, Guest Contributor, is the executive director of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute in Portland, Oregon. OFRI was created by the Oregon legislature in 1991 to conduct and support research, and provide forestry education programs for Oregon forest landowners and the public at large.
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Thinning forests for health, aesthetics, to reduce fire risk or wood production produces many small-diameter logs for Oregon mills
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How Green Is Your Building’s Wood?

May 3, 2010 Paul Barnum 0

How can architects, developers and builders know for sure that lumber for building their projects comes from sustainably managed forests?  Sustainability is defined internationally as: meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising that …