Articles in Farms + Forests

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  Uncontainable Wildfires Are Inevitable. Community Destruction Is Not.

  Five policy shifts could help communities harden their homes against fire danger.

  Nov 16, 2022
  November 16, 2022

  Kate Anderson

  https://www.sightline.org/author/kate-anderson/

  

  Senior Researcher, Farms and Forests
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  Seven Ways to Pay for Long Rotations

  Public investment is the key to sustainable forestry.

  Sep 12, 2022
  September 12, 2022

  Kate Anderson

  https://www.sightline.org/author/kate-anderson/

  

  Senior Researcher, Farms and Forests
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  Northwest Carbon Markets Can’t Support Longer Timber Harvest Rotations

  That would take a New Zealand-style, all-forests cap-and-trade system.

  Jul 11, 2022
  July 11, 2022

  Kate Anderson

  https://www.sightline.org/author/kate-anderson/

  

  Senior Researcher, Farms and Forests
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  Why Do We Choose Short Rotation Forestry Over Carbon Storage, Timber Supply, and Forest Health?

  The discount rate, vanishing large-log mills, and fear of the spotted owl.

  May 26, 2022
  May 26, 2022

  Kate Anderson

  https://www.sightline.org/author/kate-anderson/

  

  Senior Researcher, Farms and Forests
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  Yes, Long Rotations Can Yield Real Climate Gains for Cascadia

  Harvesting trees at 80 years, instead of 40, stores more carbon and yields more timber.

  Mar 17, 2022
  March 17, 2022

  Kate Anderson

  https://www.sightline.org/author/kate-anderson/

  

  Senior Researcher, Farms and Forests
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  Passing the Private Forest Accord Would Help Oregon Catch Up with Washington and California

  That would be good news, finally, for salmon.

  Feb 9, 2022
  February 9, 2022

  Kate Anderson

  https://www.sightline.org/author/kate-anderson/

  

  Senior Researcher, Farms and Forests
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  Family Forest Owners Could Champion Carbon Drawdown

  New forest carbon programs could fuel the transition to carbon-smart forestry.

  Dec 3, 2020
  December 3, 2020

  Margaret Morales

  https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/

  
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  Cover Crops: Let’s Pay Farmers to Protect Our Water

  Helping farmers pay for cover crops would protect public health and reduce farm risks.

  Sep 29, 2020
  September 29, 2020

  Margaret Morales

  https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/

  
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  Foresters Could Lead on Carbon Drawdown

  Simple changes in management could double carbon stores in Pacific Northwest forests.

  Aug 5, 2020
  August 5, 2020

  Margaret Morales

  https://www.sightline.org/author/margaretmorales/

  
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  States Lead to Rid Food Crops of the Neurotoxin Chlorpyrifos

  Despite federal inaction, states can stop harmful pesticide use.

  May 11, 2020
  May 11, 2020

  John Abbotts

  https://www.sightline.org/author/john-abbotts/

  
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