Category: Ecological Restoration
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Reviving Sonoma’s Timbershed: Forestree Collective’s Circular Model for Resilient Forests and Stronger Rural Economies
This case study spotlights Forestree Collective, a small California‑based business whose circular, restoration‑driven model is rebuilding Sonoma County’s wood‑products infrastructure while advancing wildfire resilience and ecological restoration. By transforming small‑diameter and underutilized timber into high‑value furniture, interiors, and an emerging Nail‑Laminated Timber (NLT) building system, Forestree is creating new economic incentives for stewardship and demonstrating…
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A Tribal Model for Energy Security & Forest Resilience
Over the past three years, Aegis Conservation has been fortunate to be part of the Forest Business Alliance (FBA)—a network of individuals and organizations dedicated to supporting small, local, tribal, and community-based forest businesses through technical assistance, peer learning, and capacity-building. Launched in 2022 with a three-year, $1 million grant from the California Department of…
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Accelerating Ecological Farming to Address the Global Food Insecurity and Environmental Crises
The global experiment with industrial food production has failed. In reality, it failed long ago. It is just now becoming clear to many because the current confluence of world events has torn away any pretense to the contrary. With a little support, small-scale producers can make enormous contributions to the regeneration of ailing ecosystems while…
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