The FBS Podcast

This episode explores the recent USFS publication Climate Change Impacts on Northern Forest Operations and discusses in the context of the recent adaptation needs assessment conducted for Vermont's fo...

16 Jan 202518min

The Vermont AMP App is a free resources for loggers, foresters and other members of Vermont's forestry community. Produced by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, this app is a gre...

12 Jan 202511min

Frank Freese wrote Elementary Forest Sampling for the Forest Service back in 1962 and the information in it remains relevant to this day. Maybe you need a refresher on this topic or have never truly u...

7 Jan 202524min

Profit and Loss Statements are summaries of income and expenses that can be though of as a businesses financial score card. This episode explains them, using a sawmill business as and example. Unde...

3 Jan 202513min

Balance sheets are financial documentation of assets, liabilities and owner equity. This episode explains them, using sawmill and logging businesses as examples. Understanding balance sheets is an imp...

1 Jan 202516min

Forest Patrol is a novel by Jim Kjelgaard. Based on this real life experiences of Kjelgaard and his brother, it tells the story of John Belden, a young man trying to become a forest ranger in Pennsylv...

27 Des 202426min

Can an 18th century novel about logging in Michigan teach us anything about doing business today? This episode discusses ideas from Stewart Edward White's The Riverman. White is the son of a timberman...

27 Des 202412min

This episode explores Sahil Lavingia's book, The Minimalist Entrepreneur. Many of his ideas are directly applicable to forestry and forest products businesses, as detailed in an article by Steve Bick ...

27 Des 202417min