Establishing a “You Cut Christmas Tree Farm” on your property is one way to make money from your home.  There are some principles for making a success of this venture.  Of course you need to have enough space to grow high quality trees and keep them healthy.  It is best if this space is relatively [...]

There is nothing quite like real maple syrup on a stack of pancakes for breakfast.  Tapping maple trees and making syrup from the sap is a traditional spring activity in the northeastern part of North America, but can be done in many other areas.  In fact, there are other trees that can be tapped, and [...]

Maple syrup, that yummy brown nectar, is the product of collecting gallons of slightly sweet maple sap and boiling away the excess water so that only the sugary syrup remains.  Sugaring off is a popular activity in the early spring in areas where maple trees grow wild.  Any type of maple can be tapped, but [...]

Choosing a Christmas tree has always been a special family time.  Whether you choose yours from the woods, from a you-cut farm, or from a grocery store, there are some principles to remember to get the most from the tree you pick.  Different varieties of trees offer different benefits in terms of shape, density, needle [...]

Helicopter Logging, or “heli-logging,” refers to the use of helicopters in harvesting selected trees from forests.  Helicopter logging, if it is done right, can have less impact on the local ecology than standard logging methods, but there are some safety hazards unique to logging with helicopters.
Traditional logging requires roadways to be built into the forest.  [...]