Kim
September 29, 2018
Biochar, Soil, Tree
biochar, soil, sustainable, trees2products, utilization
I suffer from anosmia. Meaning I can’t smell. Not sour milk. Not skunk aftermath. Not the manure in the stock yard. But I have people in my life with over active olfactory sensory neurons. They smell it very well and…
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Kim
September 6, 2018
Utilization, Wood Products
sawmill, tree, utilization
By the hands of a skillful craftsman. Beauty. A client wanted an old mulberry log made into boards so it could be taken to a relative in Colorado to use in woodworking…
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Kim
September 5, 2018
Recycling, Utilization
Back in the day when I worked for New Mexico State Forestry, I was Queen of Recycling. It was somewhat fitting that I married the man handling the recycling for his community. It was nice to find a community where…
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Kim
September 5, 2018
Tree, What's Inside
products, renewable, sawmill, tree, utilization
Cutting into a log can reveal all sorts of surprises. Maple on ground for 2 years. Exterior looked like piece on left. Inside was spalted. We’ve made a few cheese boards (Charcuterie) for my nephew and his bride. A…
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Kim
August 14, 2018
Biochar, Marketing, Product, Renewable resources, Soil, Trees, Utilization, Wood, Wood Products
biochar, renewable, sawmill, sustainable, trees2products, utilization
Wednesday August 8, 2018 was a history maker. A UNL Extension tour visited Slezak Ag & Natural Resources and Trees2Products. We shared how we got here, why we believe in sustainable utilization of our natural resources and what we are doing to…
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Kim
June 5, 2018
Renewable resources, Soil, Windbreaks
history, soil, wind
There were some windy days across the plains in April. In some places, the wind blown soil became a dust cloud and created extremely limited visitility. That led to accidents in Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Low visibility on Interstate 80…
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Kim
June 4, 2018
Biochar, Renewable resources, Soil, Utilization
Explanation of biochar – it’s history and just how it helps build soil and improve plant growth in a TEDx by Lauren Hale, when she was a PhD candidate at UC Riverside. Her research was on “the suitability of biochar…
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Kim
May 27, 2018
Biochar, Soil, Trees
biochar, renewable, utilization
Saw this biochar benefit graphic on the website for the International Biochar Initiative “Biochar is a solid material obtained from the carbonisation of biomass. Biochar may be added to soils with the intention to improve soil functions and to reduce…
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Kim
May 26, 2018
Marketing, Trees, Utilization
sustainable, tree care, trees2products, utilization
We have joined the Urban Wood Network (UWN), to share knowledge and lessons learned as we work to keep tree removals out of tree dumps and waste burn piles. Many have been doing it for years in other states. What…
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Kim
May 2, 2018
Log, Product, Renewable resources, Tree, Trees, Wood, Wood Products, YouTube
log, products, renewable, sawmill, tree, trees2products, utilization
Get asked all the time if this log or that one is worth milling. They’ve been sitting for ‘a while’. It’s not a ‘great tree’. What can it be used for? Actually, someone at church asked this week if Chinese…
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