About the Project Giant sequoia can live millennia, surviving repeat fires and periods of drought. However, recent fire and drought conditions in the southern Sierra Nevada have stressed sequoia in some groves. Mason, Bruce & Girard (MB&G) is working for a client to assess the condition of approximately 1,600 old growth giant sequoia in multiple […]
READ MORERead the latest Forest Sector Outlook here. As part of our partnership with the Global Consulting Alliance, MB&G helps create the Forest Sector Outlook with five other firms from around the world. This quarterly newsletter gives an economic update on the forest sector worldwide. The Forest Sector Outlook covers regional reviews for Asia-Pacific, Europe, North […]
READ MOREIn 2023, Mason, Bruce & Girard contracted with the Tahoe National Forest to complete marking and cruising on 5,000 acres. Timber marking and sample tree cruising was performed within the larger trapper projects on the Yuba Ranger District. The marking was accomplished across both tractor and cable thinning units in exceptionally dense and brushy vegetation […]
READ MORESouthern California Edison (SCE) was interested in a potential carbon sequestration program on their 20,000 +/- acres of mixed conifer, uneven aged timberland located near Shaver Lake, California. The timberland had been impacted by severe drought, beetles, and the 2020 Creek Fire, which impacted 2,500 acres. Mason, Bruce & Girard (MB&G) provided an updated and […]
READ MOREMB&G celebrated the 11th annual Foresters Day May 7th and 8th this year. Foresters Day is a once a year MB&G event where foresters at the company get together to learn more about the profession in a classroom and in the field to increase information sharing and team building. This year, MB&G foresters met in […]
READ MOREChelan County has been working to develop a forest products campus within the County. A forest products campus would use timber thinned from within the county and across central Washington to make a variety of wood products. The video below, produced by the County, shows an overview of the project and features MB&G’s Mike Buffo […]
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