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San Francisco Chronicle: Turn dead trees into electricity

By David Bischel and Paul Wenger: California’s wildfire season is off to a ferocious start. Fueled by overcrowded forests that are dry from drought and by more than 66 million drought-killed trees, it’s important that California consider how we as a state can safely and efficiently deal with disposing of the excess wood. So far…

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San Diego Union Tribune: Dead forest trees threaten public safety

By David Bischel & Jeff Bowman: State officials and forest owners say the current tree mortality epidemic that has killed more than 66 million trees statewide (with millions more at risk), significantly increases the risk of wildfire and call it an immediate threat to public health and safety. The tree mortality epidemic we are experiencing…

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JW Bamford Inc. Job Vacancies

JW Bamford Inc., a well-established timber company seeking to hire a full-time registered professional forester in Northern California. The forester will need to write Timber Harvest Plans or 1038k Exemptions, and work in conjunction with the contractors who will remove timber in local destinations. Also seeking to hire a Forest Tech to work in woods…

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