Tree management

We at LivingAkers.com are proud members of the American and Missouri Tree Farm System. Promoting sustainable forest and timber growth is essential to the ecological system.  Trees are vulnerable to the elements of nature, just as they are resistant (to an extent) to harsh elements of nature. It is our duty to nuture healthy growth by managing the elements as best we can,  in turn, the rewarding benefits from trees is potentially endless.

"Missouri’s 359,000 private woodland landowners manage 83 percent of the woodlands in Missouri. This management takes on many forms; from letting woodlands grow naturally to thinning trees for improved growth and better conditions for desired wildlife." https://www.forestandwoodland.org/about.php

The industry of forest products is huge. What's interesting to consider, is that it actually has been around as long as mankind. Wood was used for fire to cook and warmth, fallen trees were cut into usable pieces to build structures. As tools became refined, the products made from wood became refined.  This industry in Missouri alone- (just 1 state out of our 50)- contributes approximately $5.7 billion to the economy and supports 31,700 jobs. http://www.moforest.org/

Appreciation runs deep for what the land of this country provides. TREES ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE and require effective harvest and growth management. The show on the History channel; Ax Men portrays a mixed message. This industry is not about men doing dangerous work, arguing and fighting- it's about performing a huge productive task for land management and conservation- when done using ethics to preserve the land and forests. 

J.M. Browning said. “The reason we wanted to do the show was to let the people know what is going on in the timberlands. Because some of these are state timber, which belongs to everyone in Oregon. We wanted them to know that the loggers were professional. We go through some schooling and there’s a lot of laws to abide by and there’s an awful lot of planning that goes into planting trees.
“So many people don’t know it, but it’s been a law for a long time to plant trees and they have a year to do it in. We wanted people to know those kinds of things, that there’s more out there to protect than endangered species. There’s the unendangered species. The bears, the cougars, the deer and the elk, and a lot of critters that live out in the woods. And these clear cuts are basically their only way of having feed because these animals cannot live in a full canopy forest.
“We’ve gotten a lot of letters from people saying they really appreciated this show or that show because we were putting logs in a stream or working in a protected wetland and they didn’t know things like that happened in the woods.”
Browning’s biography on the History Channel’s website, under the title “The King of the Mountain” states: “Browning Logging is now and has always been ‘the one to beat.’ Known for hiring the best men, putting them to work on the best equipment and expecting miracles in return, owner Jay Browning has built his million-dollar empire over decades of hard work and personal sacrifice.”
http://www.dailyastorian.com/free/ax-men-spill-secrets/article_44f90a5a-c20d-11e1-b48c-001a4bcf887a.html

The tree becomes a log which becomes lumber which eventually becomes something created from someone's imagination. As simple as that sounds, it stretches the imagination HOW that comes about - after a tree has spent 25+ years growing for a purpose that can potentially become a product that lasts for centuries.

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