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Fused borate rods were installed at equal distances along the length of unseasoned red or white oak bridge timbers. Moisture content and boron levels were examined at 15 and 30 weeks after rod installation at various points along the bridge timbers. Moisture contents for both red and white oak were greater than 60% at all time checks. Boron levels were highest near the point of borate rod placement, but high levels were also recorded 4 and 6 inches from the rod installation point. Boron levels transverse to the boron rod installation point were lower than in the longitudinal direction....

Indigenous cultures of the U.S. Northeast are in the midst of a cultural revitalization. Among the hallmarks of this renaissance are a strengthening of forest-based practices that are at the heart of Indigenous cultures and identities (see, for example, Daigle et al. in this issue). Unfortunately, climate change and its impacts on forests represent a new and intensifying challenge to forests and Indigenous communities throughout the nation (Voggesser et al. 2013), including New England and New York (Baumflek 2018, Janowiak et al. 2018).

Non-wood forest products (NWFPs) have often-underestimated economic potential, particularly for family forest owners. Their role and value, however, is changing in the global West and so are the business opportunities and innovation needs associated with them. Focusing on industrialized countries, this chapter gives an overview of the broad range of goods and services connected with NWFPs, describing important innovation trends. In the core of the chapter, a number of case study analyses from Europe and North America illustrate the various ways NWFPs sourced through wild collection or...