The first #Forest #Extension Publication, perhaps? This document shows and explains the best way to cut beech, for regrowth. 1608…IUFRO Venice Archive

1476 was the first forest law in Venice to maintain wood for ship building and keeping soil on the hill so it wouldn’t flow down to the lagoon and lead to flooding of the city.

1638 each page has a description of the forest area and a list of trees to be cut and which not to cut so you can calculate how much wood be produced from the area. The writing lists the company that will do the cutting. And the boscollora to do the work. @iufro

For moving logs they took the roads in red made for hauling down to the lake and floated the logs to Venice. @iuofro

Toured the #beech forest in the Caniglio in the Veneto region of Italy. It’s has been managed since at least the 1500’s! They harvest it on a plan

At the Consiglio forest. Venetians used 16 types of wood in their boats. Spruce for the masts, oak for the keel and beech for the oars. Same forest types and areas for the last 500 years. @iufro

3000 rafts of logs were floated to Venice a year from this forest. They were pulled to small streams then to larger ones and floated downstream to the sea. Many churches were on the way so the workers could pray to survive the trip since it was very dangerous. @iufro

It took 5 days to float the logs to Venice. Each team took the log rafts for a day and then went back and got the next raft. Thieves preyed on them to steal the wood. If caught wood thieves were sentenced to 18 months of rowing boats for the republic. @iufro

Glad you caught that in action. Isn’t that cool?

Presentations of IUFRO #Extension #Knowledge #Exchange meeting in Padova, Italy. Learned about encouraging Irish landowners to plant trees, #Forestry outreach in Slovakia, forest stewardship program in CA, #poolsidePests in NC, & more! Kelly Oten

Wrapping up the final day at IUFRO #Extension #Knowledge #Extension meeting In Padova, Italy. Kelly Oten gave a great presentation-how to recruit students into #Extension, & why it’s good for her too. She also harnesses her students creativity! #PoolsidePests

Fire, Fire, Fire! Susie Kocher from uCal #Extension & Alicia Christiansen from Oregon State University Extension Fire Program presented about post-fire recovery for #Forest #Landowners after in OR & CA. Both brought partners together, found funding & educated about clearing brush & #RePlanting IUFRO

The new EU law on wood imports could have a hugely detrimental affect on US #hardwood #Lumber, if interpreted the wrong way. Panel discussion, #SAF2023 American Hardwoods National Hardwood Lumber Association & National AHEC are working on this issue.

Today, I defended my dissertation after 5.5 yrs & officially have a doctorate in education from the #Learning, #Leadership & #Organizational Development Dept. of the Coll. of Ed. at the UGA. My advisor and committee members have a new appreciation for #forestry! time to celebrate

Excited to be in Guadalajara, Mexico this morning to join a workshop for the North American Forest Communicators Network, hosted by the Mexican Forest Service, CONAFOR. About 60 people are here from Mexico, Canada & the US #forestry #communications #woodproducts #sustainability

thanks for summarizing it so clearly Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation #Badger4Lyfe #BarbieMeetsPatriarchy #Oscars2024

It's ready to go! #PrescribedFire #Wildfire #healthyforests #controlledburns

Most of prescribed fire success is in the planning and prep. A new guidebook from Southern Regional Extension Forestry, Leslie Boby, UGA's Warnell School and others will walk you through the process with expert guidance. Here's my book review and how to acquire your copy: deerassociation.com/how-to-feather…

Have you seen any #cicadas with a zombie fungus? Matt Kasson, PhD 🍄🧫 wants to know. See below for what they look like and how to let him know!

We’re excited to launch FishAge, the first public database of known-age fish structures. Led by Dr. Marty Hamel, this tool provides high-res images of otoliths, spines, and scales from six species, aiding in accurate fish age estimation. Learn more: warnell.cc/fishagebase