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Jan Burda: Lover of Wood(s) Jan Burda loves wood. Whether it's a towering beech tree in his old growth forest; the wood he burns to heat his long cabin and will soon burn in the energy-efficient house he's building; or a downed cherry tree that he uses to make his guitars. by Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister, Long Haul Productions Eau Claire, MI Jan Burda loves wood.

Whether it's a towering beech tree in his old growth forest; the wood he burns to heat his long cabin and will soon burn in the energy-efficient house he's building; or a downed cherry tree that he uses to make his guitars. In fact, Burda loves wood - and his woods in Southwest Michigan - so much that he's decided to protect it from development... forever.

Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister of Long Haul Productions have this sound profile of Jan Burda - guitar maker, performer, teacher and woodsman.




To learn more about protecting Southwest Michigan's forest, visit the Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy website.