Mar 31, 2017 | News, News/PR
The Alabama Forestry Commission is working with Wiregrass timber owners to try to save the timber industry from the outbreak of Ips Bark Beetles. “Ips Bark Beetles are hitting our pines very hard,” said Alabama Forestry Commission Forestry Specialist Brady Dunn. “The...
Mar 15, 2017 | News, News/PR
A full-grown Southern pine beetle is still about half the length of a grain of rice, but state and federal forestry officials worry this tiny bug could have a monster impact this year on the state of Alabama’s $11 billion wood products industry. “With...
Feb 22, 2017 | News, News/PR
The year 2016 has proven to be one that none of us can remember having such extremes. We have gone from hurricane damage near the coast to severe fire damage in north Georgia, and across the majority of the state we have seen extreme drought. This drought has caused...
Dec 7, 2016 | News, News/PR
For about 15 years, the state’s most destructive forest insect has been lying low in South Carolina. But damage caused by recent droughts, storms and wildfires raises the specter of a resurgence. Sizable infestations of southern pine beetles have been few and far...
Sep 23, 2015 | News, News/PR
Mike Pennington eased his pickup to the edge of a muddy road to let a log truck pass. Thick stands of pine trees crowded the road on both sides. “There’s more trees standing now than ever before,” said Pennington, an Arkansas timber industry veteran...
