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Practicing Social Forestry

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You've heard of lots of different approaches to forest management, but "social forestry?" 

There is such a thing; and it's about restoring connections between local communities and nearby forests that have been altered by the industrial approach to forestry. 

Tom Ward, a permaculture expert, is working on a book on social forestry, and will teach a workshop on it in Southern Oregon later this month.  He visits the studio to explain the approach.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.