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We have been hearing a lot about biochar recently. Biochar is the charred material leftover after partially burning organic material, which is then used to improve soil health, remediate polluted soils, sequester carbon, and even improve soil water holding capacity and soil moisture. This month we spoke with Dr. Debbie Page-Dumerose and Dr. Nate Anderson, both with the USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station, to learn more about biochar and its many uses. Episode image: USDA Forest Service photo by Deborah Page-Dumroese.

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Fine hardwood veneer logs represent the pinnacle of log quality and timber value, with prices up to 10 times the price of grade 1 sawlogs.  However, trees of this quality can be rare as hens' teeth!  Are there practices foresters can use to improve the odds of producing veneer quality logs?  Are there mistakes we make while managing stands with veneer potential?  Join us on this episode of SilviCast as we explore the silviculture of managing veneer with Dr. Jan Wiedenbeck, recently retired Research Project Leader and Forest Products Technologist with the US Forest Service's Northern Research Station.

For more information and CEU/CFEs visit the episode's website: https://www3.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/WFC/Pages/WFC/Research-and-Development/Reading-the-Bark.aspx. 

The Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project is a collaborative effort to establish experimental trials of climate change adaptation strategies across different forest ecosystems throughout the United States and Canada. According to the society of American Foresters, silviculture is “the art and science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests and woodlands to meet the diverse needs and values of landowners and society.” In this episode we visit with Dr. Linda Nagel, department head for forest and rangeland stewardship at CSU and ASCC network lead and principal investigator, and Courtney Peterson, research associate at CSU and ASCC network coordinator, about this exciting project. Episode image credit: Courtney Peterson

Resources mentioned in the episode:

• Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change project website 
• Millar, C. I., Stephenson, N. L., & Stephens, S. L. (2007). Climate change and forests of the future: managing in the face of uncertainty. Ecological applications, 17(8), 2145-2151.
• Swanston, Christopher W. et al. 2016. Forest Adaptation Resources: climate change tools and approaches for land managers, 2nd ed. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-GTR-87-2. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 161 p.

Additional resources:

• Nagel, Linda M. et al. 2017. Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change: A National Experiment in Manager-Scientist Partnerships to Apply an Adaptation Framework. Journal of Forestry 115(3):167-178.
• Muller, Jacob J. et al. 2019. Forest Adaptation Strategies Aimed at Climate Change: Assessing the Performance of Future Climate-Adapted Tree Species in a Northern Minnesota Pine Ecosystem. Forest Ecology and Management 451: 117539. 
• Schmitt, Kristen M. et al. 2021. Beyond Planning Tools: Experiential Learning in Climate Adaptation Planning and  Practices. Climate, 9, 76.

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Jessica Calalang is the 2020 US Championship Silver Medalist with her partner Brian Johnson.  Coming to us from sunny Southern California Jessica recaps her 2020 for us, her humble beginnings and how the transition to pairs came to be. She talks about her journey with Brian as well as past pairs partners and shares some insight on what the future holds. Enjoy our last episode of 2020!

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Having recently stepped away from competitive figure skating, we catch up with US Figure Skating's very own Sean Rabbitt!

Podcast meets Podcast! Polina Edmunds joins us to talk all things skating as well as post career where her journey is taking her!
We cover:
+ Sochi Olympics
+ McDonalds in the Olympic Village
+ Having her mom as a coach
+ Her thoughts on the quad revolution
+ Life after skating
+ Best Bay Area eats & more!
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A TikTok deal in the US was just approved, so this TikTok superstar can keep giving us the content we oh so want! Joining us this week is USA's Amber Glenn! We talk about skating in Dallas, TX, skating with the Cains and her dear friend Ashley Cain, Tik Tok stardom, being comfortable in your own skin and her own coming out. We reversed the flow of this episode, so we can jump right into it! Enjoy!

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I found a piece I wrote more than 20 years ago. It features one critical name, a couple fire agencies and crews but more importantly it points out a critical tip surrounding men and women working together. 

Under a new proposal, the United States Forest Service (USFS) is seeking to do away with 98% of the cases where the public would be able to comment and participate in project (timber harvesting, road building, etc.) scoping and design under the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA. 

NEPA is not well understood and something we often take for granted; but it is absolutely critical. It is the means by which the public and conservation groups provide input and oversight to our federal land managers. We must maintain a properly functioning NEPA so we are not kept in the dark and to ensure that Forest Service lands are being managed for the greatest public benefit.

In this episode, I speak with Mary O'Brien of the Grand Canyon Trust for clarity and context. *** Please make your voice heard! Head on over to www.ourforestsourvoice.org Deadline is August 12th. Tell the Forest Service that you value NEPA and it must not be compromised.***

Federal Smokejumper of Missoula Montana, Jesse Sankey realized jumping out of a perfectly good airplane into a wildland fire was far safer than speaking up for what he believed was right.

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