Aug 22, 2018 | News, News/PR
According to the 2017 Forest Inventory and Analysis report, Arkansas’s forests continue to thrive with forested acreage remaining steady at 19 million acres, 56 percent of the state’s total land area. Data for the report is collected through the Forest...
Jul 2, 2018 | News, News/PR
Angelina Forest Products, LLC recently announced plans to open a $100 million sawmill in Lufkin, Texas. The softwood mill is expected to be in place by spring of 2019, creating 100 full-time jobs and contributing $52 million to the Texas economy in its first year. “We...
Aug 1, 2016 | News, News/PR
The Southern Group of State Foresters’ (SGSF) Communications Committee held its annual summer meeting in Charleston, S.C., July 25-28 to review and update its strategic plan for the coming year and begin work on several new regional outreach projects promoting...
Mar 2, 2015 | News, News/PR
A new U.S. Forest Service report provides updated national estimates of forest area, growth, mortality rate, and other information, including timber products output. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientist Sonja Oswalt coordinated the assessment....
Sep 6, 2013 | News, News/PR
A new report from the U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program provides the first comprehensive estimates of forest resources of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV) since 1986. Published by the Forest Service Southern Research Station...