Teak Awareness Day takes place on April 12 in the U.S. For over a decade, the staff at MB&G have been working on teak plantation and other forest valuations across Central America. These photos show an inspection trip a few years ago to eastern Panama to look at a client’s teak plantations. Native to Southeast Asia, for centuries teak (Tectona grandis) has been used for a wide variety of applications, from fine quality, finished indoor use to shipbuilding and utility poles. Teak’s natural rot resistance and high silica content render it one of the most durable lumbers for exterior use, while its easy workability and cultural preference also makes it valuable for high end aesthetic applications. Although widely known, Teak is still a niche product on a global scale accounting for only about 2% of total tropical roundwood production.
Read 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 MOREMB&G Senior Forester Brent Keller has been assembling the News For Family Forests Newsletter every month since 2017. The newsletter includes a market watch for housing, lumber and logs as well as industry news relevant to forestland owners. Read the April newsletter here. Read the March newsletter here. Email marketing@masonbruce.com to subscribe
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