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Andrew Casey, ACF,RF
- Jan 4, 2018
- 1 min
Foresters Day Off
So what do foresters do on their day off? Well at least on this Saturday, foresters and other natural resource professionals gathered tog...
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Andrew Casey, ACF,RF
- Mar 10, 2017
- 1 min
Kerr Scott Chestnut Trees
The American chestnut tree once dominated our eastern forests. Over 100 years ago the chestnut blight essentially wiped the tree out. The...
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Andrew Casey, ACF,RF
- Jan 3, 2017
- 1 min
What is a Cord?
When we put the wood furnace in our office last December one of my goals was to get enough firewood cut before warm weather to get us thr...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Dec 8, 2016
- 2 min
The Sabbatical
Three trout caught from one run on a two nymph rig, with a prince nymph and a hare’s ear dropper. I took a moment to look around and pla...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Jul 29, 2016
- 1 min
Summertime First Aid Kit
There are many blessings we enjoy during summer time. All of the fresh garden vegetables; taking a swim on a hot day in the nearest pool,...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Jul 15, 2016
- 2 min
Running the Gun
We often get comments and questions about GIS, Geographical Information Systems, and GPS, Global Positioning Systems, and their use in su...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Jul 8, 2016
- 1 min
Aunt Fanny Learns Forestry
The forestland owners we work with have many reasons for owning their land: hunting, hiking, camping, wildlife watching, retaining longti...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Jul 5, 2016
- 1 min
Purple Paint
Purple paint has been showing up on private landowner’s property lines since 2011 in North Carolina, but I don’t think everyone is aware ...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Jun 24, 2016
- 1 min
Peeling Poplar Bark
Yellow poplar bark can be seen not only on trees, but also on the side of buildings. You will see poplar bark in Blowing Rock, Boone, and...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Jun 17, 2016
- 1 min
What’s eating the poplar leaves?
This is a question I was asked about a week or so ago. I was able to dig deep enough into my memory bank to come up with an answer, backe...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Jun 13, 2016
- 2 min
Honey Lovers Rejoice
Sourwood trees are budding and the blooms will not be far behind here in the second week of June and yo u know that means the bees will b...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Jun 6, 2016
- 1 min
Too Many White Pines
Having the right number of trees is always a concern when managing stands of timber. Too many trees and they will grow very slowly, too f...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Feb 19, 2016
- 1 min
Fire on the Mountain
Several weeks ago the NC Forest Service along with Brushy Mountain Volunteer Fire Department conducted a site preparation burn on a clien...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Feb 19, 2016
- 2 min
The BTU's of Firewood
Scott Roland with Roland Brothers Logging helps load the firewood. Lisa’s Aunt and Uncle live in Laurel Springs on a farm and have always...
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Andrew Casey,ACF,RF
- Feb 19, 2016
- 2 min
Whiskey and White Oak
Tennessee Whiskey, Kentucky Bourbon, and White Oak Trees In the past decade there has been a nearly 40 percent growth in the sales of bou...
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Andrew Casey, ACF, RF
- Jan 8, 2016
- 1 min
Going Green in the New Year
As a company that makes its way by managing natural resources we are all about green energy. Our most recent project has been installing ...
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