Apr 6, 2018 | News, News/PR
If you know anything about forestry, chances are you’ve heard of Henry Hardtner, the man considered the premier pioneer of reforestation. “He’s the father of southern forestry,” said Jim Barnett, historian and volunteer at Southern Forestry Heritage Museum...
Aug 19, 2016 | News, News/PR
Southern U.S. forests are uniquely positioned to be a part of the solution to the world’s ever-increasing need for renewable energy, and international policymakers are beginning to recognize it. It’s precisely that reason why I traveled to Montpellier, France, last...
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...
Apr 18, 2016 | News, News/PR
In the U.S., most of the focus is on the catastrophic fires that regularly sweep across the western states, but wildfires actually occur more frequently in the Southeast, where rapid vegetation growth and fuel accumulation combine with frequent ignitions from...
Mar 7, 2016 | News, News/PR
The Southern Regional Extension Forestry office (SREF) in partnership with the Southern Group of State Foresters (SGSF) has launched a one-stop website devoted to offering the most recent state and regional level data on forest economic impacts in the Southeast....