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TFF Director Criswell Davis Quoted in Washington Post Article on Protection of Mature Trees and Forests on Federal Lands

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The Washington Post interviewed directors from a variety of top environmental groups, including our own Criswell Davis. Check out this excerpt: “When you get an email that says ‘Don’t print this email’ at the bottom, that leaves people with the impression that we’re running out of trees,” Davis said. “But that’s really not the case. We actually have 50 percent …

“Don’t print this email” – Misperceptions About Hardwood Sustainability

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Over the years, all of us have received emails with a note at the bottom suggesting that you not print the email, implying that to do so would help with the destruction of our forests.  This suggestion can create misunderstanding regarding the realities of how we manage our forests in the United States. The United States possesses approximately 9% of …

Criswell Davis, Founding Director of Timber & Forestry Foundation, to Speak at IHLA Convention

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN, April 13, 2021 — Criswell Davis, an internationally recognized American hardwood expert, has been asked to give a presentation on “Promotion of American Hardwoods in the US” at the Indiana Hardwood Lumber Association (IHLA) Convention. The convention is being held at the Marriott Downtown from April 19th through the 21st, 2021. Criswell Davis is the founding director of …

Selection Harvesting – How the U.S. Manages Timber Resources Sustainably

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In this video, Criswell Davis talks about selection harvest, a sustainable timber and forestry management practice that only cuts down mature trees at their peak life. This is how the United States is able to satisfy 25% of the world’s appetite for hardwoods while only possessing 9% of the world’s hardwood resource in flooring, joinery, and futunitre.

Thanks to selection harvesting, in the U.S. we are growing twice as much timber as we’re cutting every year, and we have more than twice as much timber as we had 50 years ago.

Article from TBM Hardwoods: 5 Facts to Know from Criswell Davis’s Ted Talk on Designing with Hardwood

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Our friends at TBM Hardwoods wrote up an article on our founding director’s TEDx talk that is a great quick read. Check out this excerpt: “As we hear about rainforests burning and other environmental disasters, it’s beneficial to watch the video to better understand how the well-managed U.S hardwoods resource is sustainable. And by well-managed, that means cutting trees down at the …

Hardwood expert Criswell Davis gives TED Talk, says hardwoods improve health

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DAYTON, Ohio – Internationally recognized American hardwood consultant and speaker Criswell Davis gave an independently-organized TEDx Talk in Dayton, Ohio last October.   In the talk, Davis voices his strong support for building and designing with hardwoods – saying they bring out the symbiotic relationship human beings have with trees, which he says improves well-being.  Click here to read the …