| Forestry Fun |
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Did you ever wonder how pencils
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Forest Facts |
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MYTH: We need old growth for
oxygen generation.
Did you know that old growth forests create carbon dioxides and
absorb oxygen from the atmosphere? A forest practice that
maximizes growth will also maximize oxygen creation. |
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Facts about Wood |
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Wood products make up 47% of all
industrial raw materials made, yet consume only 4% of the energy
consumed by all industrial materials. It takes 3 times more energy
to make a 10-foot by 100-foot steel wall as it does to make the same
wood wall.
It takes 25 times more water to make a 10-foot-by 100-foot steel
wall as it does to make the same wood wall.
Carbon dioxide emissions are 3 times as great for a 10-foot by
100-foot steel wall as they are in the same wood wall.
Wood is 16 times more efficient as an insulator as
concrete, 415 times as efficient as steel and 2,000 times as
efficient as aluminum. Source:
Evergreen Magazine
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| Facts about Forests |
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Forests and forest products store
enough carbon each year to offset approximately 10% of U.S. carbon
dioxide emissions. Source:
AF&PA
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| Did you know |
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That toothpaste is made from wood
products? Here are some others
that may surprise you. |
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How to become a Forester |
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Oregon
State University College of Forestry |
| A serialized story for you to read |
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Stanley the Seneca Seedling |
