The ancient people of the Hopewell culture who built earthwork mounds in Ohio 1600 to 2000 years ago continue to give up their secrets. The latest might be a “woodhenge,” a circular enclosure of wooden posts. Source: Norwalk Reflector

InventivEnergy, an asset management firm, has selected NRG Energy Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, to restart the Aspen Power biomass plant located in Lufkin, Texas.

The “Green Couch” is the meeting place for experts from business and politics at Interforst. For the first time ever, it will be occupied by a group consisting exclusively of women. Source: Timberbiz

When Brendan Morrison stands on the southern shore of Macquarie Harbour he is in a dangerously exposed spot – 40km from civilisation on the fringe of a World Heritage area. Source: ABC News

Bruce Wurst sees potential when he looks at a weathered and seemingly uninspiring piece of timber. The award-winning Mount Gambier carpenter and joiner learnt the art of transforming pieces of grey wood into beautiful artworks from an early age, shadowing his father and hoping to foll

In the first five months of this year, the number of serious injuries reported in forestry has dropped by nearly half compared with last year, Labour Minister Simon Bridges said. Sources: Scoop, Timberbiz

New Zealand is now the worlds largest supplier of softwood logs with exports increasing fourfold to almost two billion dollars in five years. Source: Timberbiz, Scoop

On the fields of Auburn in the US, Tasmanian met Pennsylvanian in a friendly competition of lumberjill skills. Source: Our Midland