Crearon la primera Federación Argentina de Ingenieros Forestales del país
Reunión cumbre de ingenieros forestales
La ciudad de Saéz Peña (Chaco) fue la base de una reunión cumbre de ingenieros forestales para sellar finalmente la constitución de una comisión que formalizará la creación de la primera Federación Argentina de Ingenieros Forestales (FAIF), marcando el 17 de agosto de 2017 una fecha histórica en la lucha por lograr representatividad y ocupar un rol de liderazgo para atender la búsqueda de soluciones a problemáticas comunes de las distintas regiones y plantear metas que permitan el desarrollo futuro de los técnicos.
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Know the Guayubira tree: one of the native timber species of the missionary jungle
With information from the Native Missions Species Manual (2024), developed in collaboration between the Faculty of Forest Sciences of the UNAM and the United States Forest Service (USFS) through the Project Update and Edition of the Wood Identification Manual of the Missionary Jungle, we share information from each digital tab that includes dendrological and anatomical characteristics. The manual was elaborated in the Wood, Dendrology and Dendrocronology Anatomy Laboratory (LAMDYD) of the Faculty of Forest Sciences in Eldorado, National University of Misiones.
Wawona tree: the tourist attraction of the United States that disappeared in 1969
It was created in 1881 and became a very popular place during the following decades. However, when the tree fell at the close of the 1960s, everything changed. Wawona tree was the name that had a tourist attraction from the United States, which remained standing from 1881 to 1969 in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
Burned wood: the Japanese technique that beautifies and protects the material
Elegant, ecological and resistant: the wood treated with the millenary technique called Yakisugi challenges the weather and the passage of time. In the world of design and construction, a Japanese ancestral technique is gaining prominence. This is the Yakisugi (also known as Shou Sugi Ban), a method that consists in burning the surface of the wood to make it more resistant and attractive. Although it may seem contradictory, exposing wood to fire gives natural protection against moisture, insects and deterioration over time.
