Andrew Casey, ACF, RFMar 11, 20213 minFinding Your WayBack in the day, 1987, at my first full time forestry job we kept a roll of black and white county road maps in the truck and we used...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFDec 24, 20181 minMicah's GiftThis Christmas tree is obviously not your typical North Carolina Frazier fir, but it does remind me of all the greenery you see at...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJan 17, 20181 minSweet Sorghum Syrup or Molasses?According to Bradley Fox, molasses is a byproduct of the sugar cane industry and sweet sorghum syrup is produced when juice extracted...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJan 4, 20181 minForesters Day OffSo what do foresters do on their day off? Well at least on this Saturday, foresters and other natural resource professionals gathered...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFMar 10, 20171 minKerr Scott Chestnut TreesThe American chestnut tree once dominated our eastern forests. Over 100 years ago the chestnut blight essentially wiped the tree out. The...
Bernie HarbertsJan 11, 20172 minThe Mountain is on Fire!“The mountain is on fire!” the logger in the driveway told me and I knew I would have to take a break from editing my “Lost Sea...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJan 3, 20171 minWhat 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...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFDec 8, 20162 minThe SabbaticalThree 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...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJul 29, 20161 minSummertime First Aid KitThis recent string of days with the temperatures in the mid 90’s brings up at least one item that none would consider a blessing. Working...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJul 15, 20162 minRunning the GunWe often get comments and questions about GIS, Geographical Information Systems, and GPS, Global Positioning Systems, and their use in...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJul 8, 20161 minAunt Fanny Learns ForestryThe forestland owners we work with have many reasons for owning their land: hunting, hiking, camping, wildlife watching, retaining...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJul 5, 20161 minPurple PaintPurple paint has been showing up on private landowner’s property lines since 2011 in North Carolina, but I don’t think everyone is aware...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJun 24, 20161 minPeeling Poplar BarkYellow 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...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJun 17, 20161 minWhat’s eating the poplar leaves?Normally the yellow poplar weevil is not considered a serious pest, but in the 1960’s the US Forest Service reported damage to yellow...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJun 13, 20162 minHoney Lovers RejoiceSourwood 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...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFJun 6, 20161 minToo Many White PinesHaving the right number of trees is always a concern when managing stands of timber. Too many trees and they will grow very slowly, too...
Lisa CaseyMay 16, 20161 minByproducts of FirewoodIn addition to building a store of firewood for heating the office next winter, we have been crafting a little too. I examined the...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFFeb 19, 20161 minFire on the MountainSeveral weeks ago the NC Forest Service along with Brushy Mountain Volunteer Fire Department conducted a site preparation burn on a...
Andrew Casey, ACF, RFFeb 19, 20162 minThe BTU's of FirewoodScott Roland with Roland Brothers Logging helps load the firewood. Lisa’s Aunt and Uncle live in Laurel Springs on a farm and have always...
Andrew Casey,ACF,RFFeb 19, 20162 minWhiskey and White OakTennessee Whiskey, Kentucky Bourbon, and White Oak Trees In the past decade there has been a nearly 40 percent growth in the sales of...