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FIA: The Gold Standard delves into the work of FIA highlighting the four main regional research stations within the U.S. – and the specific focus …

Congress hasn’t gotten it right where the U.S. Forest Service budget is concerned – for more than 30 years. It shorts our nation’s largest forest landowners by $2 billion to $3 billion every year.

“Their story is very much an American story, born of felt necessities,  hardship and sacrifice. Their contributions to forestry, forest products manufacturing and their communities were enormous. Very simply, there was no “quit” in them.”

“If community stability in its fullest sense is to be realized along with the other phases of the forest program, then the purely forest management aspect must be given much greater consideration.”

Karin’s daughter Jennifer refers to her mom as the “mom of the mill.” “She’s feisty – she taught me how to do this job,” Jennifer tells me. Proudly she adds, “She knows which boards to move before they ever get to me.”

“Manual labor is all in your head…you have to have the right mindset to do this work.”

“The more you do something, the better you get.”

“I have gained a new respect for myself and others. I know more about myself – what I like, what I don’t like – my strengths and challenges.”

“It’s about how you treat others, reciprocity gains mutually exclusive benefits.”

“It’s not for everyone but it might be for you – and you won’t know unless you try.”