Jason Green

What Does That Mean? It was early. Still dark. I was at the gas station filling up the 4Runner before heading off to the mountains for the day. I had a busy morning ahead of me and was probably thinking more about where I was headed and what I needed to get done than anything happening around me. There was another man at the pump across from me. After a little while I noticed him looking at the 4Runner. Not really at me. At the truck. He was reading the placard on the side. Modern Forestry...

Field Notes | Modern Forestry Services One of the first things I like to do with a landowner is simply walk the property. Not mark trees. Not decide how many acres need thinning. Not start talking about equipment. Just look. If you own forestland, try doing the same thing sometime. Leave the chainsaw at home and walk your property as if you were seeing it for the first time. Start With the Trees Look up at the crowns. Are they full and healthy, or thin and struggling? Are several trees...

What history, fire science, and old logging records can teach Northern New Mexico landowners about stewardship today. In Northern New Mexico, many forests carry the history of fire exclusion, drought, insects, grazing, logging, regeneration, and human use. Some stands look green and beautiful while quietly becoming more crowded, more stressed, and more vulnerable. Stewardship begins when we stop asking only: “How many trees are here?” And start asking: “What is this forest becoming, and...