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Arkansas Timber Industry: Demand Rises, Workforce Numbers Fall
Some in the Arkansas timber industry say they see demand for forest products slowly increasing but fear that a workforce decimated by recession won’t be able to meet that demand. The timber industry in the state has been down so long — Arkansas Business’ headlines...
Mississippi State University Forest Serves As A Research And Teaching Site
Scientists at Mississippi State University are transforming a piece of property in Oktibbeha County into a unique habitat for conducting research and teaching best land management practices. In this forest, wildlife habitat and timber production are intertwined. Deer,...
Wildfire In West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest Partially Contained
Firefighters have reached 50 percent containment in a weeklong forest fire at the Monongahela National Forest in Pendleton County, officials said. The fire started Nov. 10 in the Monongahela National Forest and has grown to about 1,600 acres but the cause still is...
North Carolina Conservation Groups Appeal Pisgah National Forest Logging Decision
A trio of North Carolina conservation groups are appealing a local district ranger's decision to log the Courthouse Creek drainage of the Pisgah National Forest in Transylvania County. On behalf of WildSouth, the Wilderness Society and the Western North Carolina...
Alabama Wildfire Burning In Talladega National Forest
Firefighters are still battling a wildfire that has burned more than 300 acres of the Talladega National Forest in Calhoun County. So far, 319 acres of forest have burned near the Rabbittown community. Officials estimate a total of 566 acres will burn before the fire...
Judge Declines To Block Sale Of N.C. State University’s Hofmann Forest
A Wake County Superior Court Judge declined Tuesday to temporarily block N.C. State University’s sale of the massive Hofmann Forest in the southeastern part of the state near Jacksonville. The decision is a setback to opponents of the $150 million deal, who fear that...
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