Green Wood, Green Forests

"(Forests) need to be restored to a new future condition” said Nicole Strong.  What will this forest look like, how can resilience be built in, can you get there with the current high density of small trees?

Big questions that can probably be best met locally, YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) here in the US with Forest Practice rules or Best (Forest) Management Practices helping to guide the work.  These rules require re-planting, harvesting to conserve the soil resource and protecting water quality.  How to do it would have to depend on the site, sunny, shaded, are homes nearby, and a whole bunch of other things to consider.  The main thing would be to get going, doing nothing, does not seem to be the best course of action.  Jobs, sustainable jobs, in manufacturing wood products  which can also generate sustainable jobs developing US products.

How could you tell the wood being used is sustainably sourced? If you are building in Portland, Oregon and you are using Douglas-fir, probably local.