Voices of Forestry Ep. 77 - Railway Ties & the Railway Tie Association

About this episode

Host Seth Stephenson interviews Dr. Nate Irby about the railway tie industry and its challenges.

Voices of Forestry is back with a new episode! This month, Host Seth Stephenson talks with Dr. Nate Irby, the executive director of the Railway Tie Association, to talk about this important forest product. The two talk about how many ties can be found in the U.S., some issues the industry is facing, and the work being done to improve that industry. For more information on RTA or to see some of the data they have collected, you can visit https://www.rta.org/. Thank you to this month's sponsor,...

People in this episode

Host: Seth Stephenson

Guest: Dr. Nate Irby

Topics covered

• railway ties
• forest products
• industry challenges
• Railway Tie Association
• forestry

Keywords

• railway ties
• forestry
• Railway Tie Association
• forest products
• industry issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Railway Tie Association, RTA

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