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Forisk Blog: December 2014

Forest Finance: Aunt Fanny Asks About Forestland Appreciation

Posted on December 25, 2014 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timberlands

Aunt Fanny put the HP calculator back in the pocket of her camouflage jumpsuit. She looked down and around at the ground covered in leaves, needles and twigs. Then, she turned to me and asked, “Nephew, what makes my forestland more…

Forest Finance: Aunt Fanny Asks About Timberland Returns

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timberlands

Aunt Fanny opened her black-and-white marbled composition notebook and flipped a few pages.  Then she closed the book and pulled out her HP calculator.  She spoke while punching numbers into the HP. “Nephew, you’ve taught me a lot about my more…

Wood Electricity: Overhyped and Underappreciated

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Amanda Lang | no comments in Wood Bioenergy, Wood Demand & Procurement

This post includes an excerpt from the feature article in the November/December edition of Wood Bioenergy US (WBUS) written by Brooks Mendell and Amanda Lang. The article reviews recent developments in the wood power sector, and projects the future electricity generation and more…

Forest Finance: Aunt Fanny Thins Her Forest

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics, Timberlands

Aunt Fanny and I stood on the woods road and looked through her forest of densely packed pine trees. Aunt Fanny removed her aviator sunglasses, folded them and put them in the front pocket of her camouflage jumpsuit. She turned more…

Forest Finance: Aunt Fanny Asks About Cash Flow

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Brooks Mendell | comment (1) in Forest Finance & Economics, Timberlands

After measuring the diameter of the pine tree, Aunt Fanny handed the D-tape back to me. I returned her Cross pen and black-and-white marbled composition notebook.  She opened the notebook and wrote down a few things. “Nephew, tell me more more…

Forest Finance: Aunt Fanny Asks About Timber Prices

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Brooks Mendell | no comments in Forest Finance & Economics

Aunt Fanny adjusted her aviator sunglasses, put her hands on her hips and looked up at the loblolly pine tree in front of her.  “Nephew, talk to me about timber prices.  What’s this pine tree worth?” “This tree here is more…

Forest Finance: Aunt Fanny Tours Her Forest

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Brooks Mendell | comments (4) in Forest Finance & Economics, Timberlands

At 5:10 in the morning, I pulled up to where the woods road met the county road near Murder Creek. A fading yellow metal gate blocked the entrance to the forest. I stepped out of the truck to unlock the more…

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