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Our forests as fuel? The devil is in the details

Biomass project in Lambert Creek, Oregon. Courtesy BLM.

Some folks argue that burning trees as an energy source — either for heat or electricity — is a “carbon neutral” resource — one that takes away as much carbon as it releases. It seems logical — new trees grow in the place of those that were cut down, and the new ones can absorb whatever carbon was released when the original tree was cut and later burned. However, as with many things, the devil is in the details. Read more

Protecting New England’s Forests: See what our Northeast staff are up to

Common loon in New Hampshire's Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Mary Konchar, courtesy USFWS.

When Leanne Klyza Linck looks out the windows of her home office in the foothills of the Green Mountains in Vermont, she knows why she works in conservation. “I get motivation from my day-to-day existence, just by living in Vermont,” says Klyza Linck, the director of the Northeast program at The Wilderness Society. “I go for a morning walk and the stream is rushing, great blue herons land in the beaver pond, and if I’m lucky, I’ll see a mink, fox, or signs of a moose. Region:  Northeast Read more