Bill Sweeney
@bugforester.bsky.social
I am a service forester, firefighter, natural resource leader, and farmer.
Forestry Pic of the Day: 2-needle pinyon pine (Pinus edulis). A tough tree that thrives in some of the harshest environments. A producer of pine nuts, this tree is of great cultural and economic importance to the native peoples who have depended on it for millenia.
October 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Forestry Pic of the Day: 2-needle pinyon pine (Pinus edulis). A tough tree that thrives in some of the harshest environments. A producer of pine nuts, this tree is of great cultural and economic importance to the native peoples who have depended on it for millenia.
Forestry Pic of the Day:
View of Russell Fork, Breaks Interstate Park
View of Russell Fork, Breaks Interstate Park
September 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Forestry Pic of the Day:
View of Russell Fork, Breaks Interstate Park
View of Russell Fork, Breaks Interstate Park
Forestry pic of the day: Everyone loves blackberries!
July 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Forestry pic of the day: Everyone loves blackberries!
Forestry pic of the week: Mast!
Pictured are Arrowwood viburnum and sawtooth oak. Each is a mast (food) producer for wildlife. Viburnum produce fleshy drupes (soft mast), and sawtooth produces acorns (hard mast). Each type is vital to wildlife survival; manage your forest so that both are present.
Pictured are Arrowwood viburnum and sawtooth oak. Each is a mast (food) producer for wildlife. Viburnum produce fleshy drupes (soft mast), and sawtooth produces acorns (hard mast). Each type is vital to wildlife survival; manage your forest so that both are present.
June 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Forestry pic of the week: Mast!
Pictured are Arrowwood viburnum and sawtooth oak. Each is a mast (food) producer for wildlife. Viburnum produce fleshy drupes (soft mast), and sawtooth produces acorns (hard mast). Each type is vital to wildlife survival; manage your forest so that both are present.
Pictured are Arrowwood viburnum and sawtooth oak. Each is a mast (food) producer for wildlife. Viburnum produce fleshy drupes (soft mast), and sawtooth produces acorns (hard mast). Each type is vital to wildlife survival; manage your forest so that both are present.
Forestry pic of the day: Beaver dam!
June 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Forestry pic of the day: Beaver dam!
Forestry pic of the day:
Water bars!
Water bars!
May 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Forestry pic of the day:
Water bars!
Water bars!
Forestry pic of the day (month?): Teaching
These dogwoods were planted by 10th graders from Pittsylvania Co. as part of a biology field trip. I love teaching kids how to plant trees!
These dogwoods were planted by 10th graders from Pittsylvania Co. as part of a biology field trip. I love teaching kids how to plant trees!
April 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Forestry pic of the day (month?): Teaching
These dogwoods were planted by 10th graders from Pittsylvania Co. as part of a biology field trip. I love teaching kids how to plant trees!
These dogwoods were planted by 10th graders from Pittsylvania Co. as part of a biology field trip. I love teaching kids how to plant trees!
Visited my hometown of Asheville over the Christmas holiday... pretty heartbreaking to see the devastation firsthand...
December 30, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Visited my hometown of Asheville over the Christmas holiday... pretty heartbreaking to see the devastation firsthand...
It's humbling to know that much of the forestry I do contributes to this near-perfect moment...
December 2, 2024 at 12:06 PM
It's humbling to know that much of the forestry I do contributes to this near-perfect moment...
Forestry pic of the day: Plantation Pine
November 26, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Forestry pic of the day: Plantation Pine
Forestry pic of the day: Harvesting deer.
As many of our apex predators are in decline or extirpated, we become the managers of the herds. Hunting is key to regulating overpopulation, disease, woody regeneration, and, ultimately, keeping herds and ecosystems healthy and resilient.
As many of our apex predators are in decline or extirpated, we become the managers of the herds. Hunting is key to regulating overpopulation, disease, woody regeneration, and, ultimately, keeping herds and ecosystems healthy and resilient.
November 24, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Forestry pic of the day: Harvesting deer.
As many of our apex predators are in decline or extirpated, we become the managers of the herds. Hunting is key to regulating overpopulation, disease, woody regeneration, and, ultimately, keeping herds and ecosystems healthy and resilient.
As many of our apex predators are in decline or extirpated, we become the managers of the herds. Hunting is key to regulating overpopulation, disease, woody regeneration, and, ultimately, keeping herds and ecosystems healthy and resilient.
Daily Forestry Pic: Invasive Species Control: (CSP Enhancement E314A: Brush Management)
Invasive shrubs in forest settings can inhibit natural regeneration, limit access, and reduce habitat use.
Pics 1&2: Trifoliate Orange & Forestry Mulching
Pics 3&4: Chinese privet & herbicide control
Invasive shrubs in forest settings can inhibit natural regeneration, limit access, and reduce habitat use.
Pics 1&2: Trifoliate Orange & Forestry Mulching
Pics 3&4: Chinese privet & herbicide control
November 21, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Daily Forestry Pic: Invasive Species Control: (CSP Enhancement E314A: Brush Management)
Invasive shrubs in forest settings can inhibit natural regeneration, limit access, and reduce habitat use.
Pics 1&2: Trifoliate Orange & Forestry Mulching
Pics 3&4: Chinese privet & herbicide control
Invasive shrubs in forest settings can inhibit natural regeneration, limit access, and reduce habitat use.
Pics 1&2: Trifoliate Orange & Forestry Mulching
Pics 3&4: Chinese privet & herbicide control
Forestry pic of the day: Snag Creation (CSP Enhancement E666O)
This practice is used to create woodpecker nesting habitat in mature forests. By doing so, you are also creating a gap in the canopy, allowing sunlight to reach the forest floor and stimulate herbaceous growth.
This practice is used to create woodpecker nesting habitat in mature forests. By doing so, you are also creating a gap in the canopy, allowing sunlight to reach the forest floor and stimulate herbaceous growth.
November 21, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Forestry pic of the day: Snag Creation (CSP Enhancement E666O)
This practice is used to create woodpecker nesting habitat in mature forests. By doing so, you are also creating a gap in the canopy, allowing sunlight to reach the forest floor and stimulate herbaceous growth.
This practice is used to create woodpecker nesting habitat in mature forests. By doing so, you are also creating a gap in the canopy, allowing sunlight to reach the forest floor and stimulate herbaceous growth.
The work these folks have done to breathe new life into a shattered ecosystem is truly amazing. It takes passion, persistence, and, more importantly, strong partnerships to accomplish what they've achieved. But there's more to be done!
elizabethriver.org
November 17, 2024 at 9:03 PM
The work these folks have done to breathe new life into a shattered ecosystem is truly amazing. It takes passion, persistence, and, more importantly, strong partnerships to accomplish what they've achieved. But there's more to be done!
elizabethriver.org
An example of how hard work can create beauty from waste. The Hurricane Creek GOB Reclamation Project, 8 years post-implementation.
November 17, 2024 at 8:59 PM
An example of how hard work can create beauty from waste. The Hurricane Creek GOB Reclamation Project, 8 years post-implementation.
Giving this platform a shot, we'll see where it leads! This is a shot of the Clinch River this fall. I found it captivatingly beautiful!
November 16, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Giving this platform a shot, we'll see where it leads! This is a shot of the Clinch River this fall. I found it captivatingly beautiful!