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Texas A&M Forestry Program Gets New Society Of American Foresters Accreditation
Texas A&M University’s Ecosystem Science and Management department’s forestry program (formerly known as the Forest Science and Rangeland Ecology and Management) is refocusing in an effort to make it a model among other schools, according…
Georgia Timber Theft Targeted At Capitol
Georgia timber might seem like a well-rooted asset, but thieves actually are making off with enough truckloads of trees that the state Legislature is considering tripling penalties and empowering state foresters to arrest crooks. “We’re…
New Technologies Could Mean Profit For Louisiana Forest Landowners
New words like wood pellets and biomass are providing a ray of hope for Louisiana forest landowners who have seen nothing but low prices since the downturn in the economy. Producers who attended the LSU…
Outdoor Enthusiasts, Military At Odds Over Possible Training In Florida State Forest
Tate’s Hell State Forest, best known for its swamp, seclusion and signature species, may become the site of weekly helicopter drops of up to 50 men, careening Humvees with blacked-out headlights and foraging soldiers made…
Georgia Power Rethinks Coal-To-Biomass Conversion
In 2014, Georgia Power will file a request with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to decertify Plant Mitchell Unit 3 in Albany, Georgia. Further, the company will cancel the previously proposed conversion of the…
Timberland Donated For North Carolina Forestry Research
A large tract in Wilkes and Caldwell counties donated to the state will be managed by the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) for forestry research, said state officials. Deeds transferring 1,678 acres…
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