Over the past two years, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) have been modeling to understand the costs and benefits of thinning forests…
Background: On a clear, dry, spring afternoon in the southeastern U.S., a logging crew was select cut thinning on a tract with mixed hardwoods and pines. The timber cutter had just manually felled an 18-inch…
When Hurricane Florence slammed into North Carolina on September 14, 2018, as a category 1 rainmaker, it was clear that damage to the already rain-soaked state would be immense. As the state continues the recovery…
From: Eric Kingsley at the Forest Resources Association (FRA) Using my social media accounts on Twitter and LinkedIn, as well as an email to about 30 contacts in the forest industry I know and trust,…
The nonprofit Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) has completed a six-month national study on the value of Certified Master Logger Programs, finding they have real worth to loggers and forest industry stakeholders, but face challenges…
The Westervelt Co. on Tuesday announced the construction of a new lumber mill in Thomasville that will create 125 jobs. The Tuscaloosa-based company said in a news release that the Thomasville facility will produce around…
Business is good for Biewer Lumber. So good the company announced it will expand their sawmill in Newton and ramp up production by 100-million board feet per year. The expansion means forty-five new jobs will…
Canadian wood product leader Canfor Corp. has purchased South Carolina-based Elliott Sawmilling Co. for $110 million. The purchase price represents a 4.3 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) multiple based on Elliott’s…
