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South Carolina State Forester Announces Retirement

The 2008 recession and increased timber company sell-offs were putting a hurt on the future of forestry in South Carolina when Gene Kodama took over as state forester. The Moncks Corner native faced a bevy of hurdles: State Forestry Commission crews were fighting...

The State Of U.S. Forests: Six Questions Answered

Editor’s Note: The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, catalyzed a wave of laws to protect the environment and natural resources. Here Thomas Straka, a professor of forest economics and management and former industrial forester, answers questions about the current...

Water Resources: It’s All About Partnerships In Alabama

It goes without saying that in order to fulfill our mission of conserving and sustaining Alabama’s 23.1 million acres of working forestland, the Alabama Forestry Commission must also be good stewards of our state’s 132,419 miles of streams, rivers and reservoirs. We...