We've combined our knowledge of forestry, logging, milling, manufacturing and construction to help you understand forests and how to manage them, how to utilize local and site-harvested timber, how to create local jobs in the forestry and wood processing sectors, and how to get local, sustainably sourced wood products into your buildings and communities.
Our work connects the dots between forests, wood products and built environments in order to support resilient ecosystems, communities, and economies.
With a background in wildlife biology and over a decade running a logging & sawmill business, my specialty is resource-conscious design; allowing the forest and available trees to dictate the lumber products. I also communicate the complexities and nuances of wood sourcing to national and local audiences. Based in southeastern New Hampshire, I started Timberdoodle Farm with my husband in 2013.
I started out in conservation and forest ecology research, which has led me down the path to figure out how we can reduce our carbon footprint and make use of what is locally available in our forests to both improve forest health and create useful local products. Based in Washington state, started Chickadee Forestry in 2018. Now 14 years in forestry and rural community development.
NYH fosters reciprocal relationships between people and forests through the materials we build with. By designing and facilitating use strategies for site-based and salvaged timber, I help architects, designers, landowners and organizations create storied built environments that support sustainable forestry, local economies and regional wood product markets.
