Deforestation occurs when forests are converted permanently or semi-permanently to another land use, such as real estate development or agriculture. Deforestation does not happen through sustainable forestry operations. Sustainably harvesting forests for forest products is not deforestation when forests are replanted or regrown. When most people think of deforestation, they often picture the clearing of [...]

Sustainable forest management (SFM) is the long-term care and stewardship of forests to balance and maintain their environmental, economic, and social benefits today and in the future. TIR views sustainable forest management as a vital part of our culture as stewards of the land, not just something that is good business or a social responsibility. [...]

Climate-smart forestry is a dynamic and adaptable approach within sustainable forest management (SFM) that optimizes climate adaptation and mitigation outcomes. These outcomes include: Stable or increased carbon sequestration and storage; Mitigation of severe wildfire risks; Assurance that forests remain intact through continuous cycles of growth, harvest, and regrowth; Displacement of carbon-intensive materials through the production [...]

Sustainable forest management (SFM) ensures forests remain forests through continuous cycles of growth, harvest, and regrowth. This is critical to mitigating climate change, as forests absorb, sequester, and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Private working forests like those managed by our firm provide nearly 80% of the annual net sequestration and 51% of the [...]

Climate change is increasing the threats to forests. Heat, drought, wildfires, diseases, and insects are some of the main culprits harming our forests. In some states, there are hundreds of millions of standing dead trees. While active forest management isn’t the sole solution, it is a vital tool to help mitigate these threats. For example, [...]