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Our
Commitment
to the Environment
Highland
Hardwoods is, and will always be, an environmentally
conscious company. We will do all we can to protect
and promote proper management of our natural resources,
not only for our-selves, but for future generations
as well.
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 Highland
Hardwoods has always been, and will continue to be,
an environmentally conscious company. We are totally
committed to do all we can to help protect and manage
our natural resources, not only for ourselves but
for future generations as well. The hardwood forests
of North America are some of the most valuable, diverse
and productive forests in the world. These forests
act as living filters, removing carbon dioxide from
the atmosphere and replacing it with oxygen. Through
proper management and utilization, our hardwood forests
will remain healthy and continue to meet our
present needs without compromising the long-term needs
of the future. This is called sustainable forestry.
The good news for all of us is that trees, unlike
many other resources, are naturally renewable. The
U.S. Forest Service publication "Forests Of The United
States" states that there are 82%
more hardwoods growing today than 40 years ago.
That means that we are growing more hardwood trees
than we harvest each year. Today there are over 2
million people in the U.S. and Canada who collectively
play an important role in managing and caring for
our forests.
At Highland Hardwoods we feel a great sense of responsibility
in how we handle the hardwoods that come out of our
forests. We work closely
with hardwood lumber producers who practice sustainable
yield forestry techniques in their timber harvesting
programs. Our company belongs to and supports many
regional and national forest products associations
who promote wise stewardship and multiple use of our
nation's forest lands.
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importantly, we firmly believe that education regarding
our forest resources is the key to the future. Highland
Hardwoods is proud to be an underwriting sponsor of
New Hampshire's "Project Learning Tree" which
is committed to teaching our children about our forests.
In addition, in a concerted effort towards educating
our customers, we have created a modest library of
a variety of books, pamphlets, educational literature,
videos etc. offering a wealth of information about
our environment, our forests and the hardwoods that
we carry. Our library is available to everyone who
walks through our doors. We truly feel this is a very
important role we can play in helping to educate the
general public with factual information about our
treasured natural resources.
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America's Forests - Our Nation's Greatest Natural
Resource
Here are some interesting facts
about our forest resource that you may find useful...
America's Forests are
Plentiful
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There are 737 million acres of forests in the
United States (70% of the forests that were
here in 1600.)
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Current timberlands contain more volume than
in 1952. Growing stock volume has increased
by 1/3 over that time, with hardwood volume
growing the most.
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One-third of U.S. forests are reserved from
harvest by law or are unsuitable for commercial
timber production.
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Hardwoods grow 55% more in volume each year
than is harvested, lost to fire, insects and
disease combined.
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There is twice as much standing hardwood saw
timber today as in 1952.
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America's Forests are
Renewable
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Trees are regenerated naturally through seedling
or root sprouting, or are replanted by people.
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Hardwoods are usually allowed to come back
naturally. Harvesting large, mature trees in
a hardwood forest lets enough sunlight reach
the forest floor to stimulate the growth of
new seedlings.
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Most softwoods do not sprout from the root,
so they are replanted after harvest.
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Annually, over 1.5 billion trees are planted
in the U.S. - more than 5 trees for every man,
woman and child in America. That averages 4.1
million seedlings each day.
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More than 80% of new seedlings are planted
by forest products companies and private timberland
owners. The rest are planted by federal and
state agencies and individuals.
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America's Forests are Useful
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Our forests and our trees are renewable natural
resources. Wood products come from a resource
that grows, matures and is replanted and renewed
for future generations.
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Annually, each person in the United States
uses paper, lumber and other wood products equivalent
to one tree, 100 feet tall and 18 inches in
diameter.
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Wood is recyclable, biodegradable and durable
- sometimes lasting for centuries. When it is
no longer needed, it can be returned to the
earth.
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Making products from aluminum, steel, glass,
plastic, cement or brick requires as much as
126 times more energy than making them from
wood, and these nonrenewable resources have
higher emissions during processing
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Inch for inch, wood is 16 times more efficient
as an insulator than concrete, 415 times more
efficient than steel, and 2000 times more efficient
than aluminum.
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America's Forests are Valuable
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In the United States, 43,700 companies employ
1.75 million people in wood products, paper,
furniture and related product manufacturing.
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These companies produce over $300 billion in
forest products annually.
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Annual payroll for U.S. forest products companies
exceeds $51 billion, ranking among the top ten
employers in 40 states.
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One-third of the nation's annual timber harvest
comes from 70 million acres of forestry land,
which is only 14% of the commercial timberland
in the U.S.
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Here at Highland Hardwoods,
literature and information about our forest resource
is available at no cost, to everyone who passes through
our doors.
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407 Route 125 • Brentwood, New Hampshire
Tel: 603-679-1230
Fax: 603-679-1960 Main Office/Wholesale Sales
Fax: 603-679-8248 Retail Sales
Email:retail@highlandhardwoods.com
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