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Conservationists’ Report Links North Carolina Pellet Mills With Wetland Clear-Cutting
Sensitive North Carolina wetland forests are threatened by Europe’s voracious appetite for wood pellets, two environmental groups say in a new report that targets the Enviva pellet mill in Ahoskie. The report warns that wetland…
Weyerhaeuser To Restart South Alabama Mill
Weyerhaeuser today announced it will begin plans to restart production on its Trus Joist TJI joists and Microllam LVL lines in Evergreen, Alabama, effective immediately. The company will be investing capital in the engineered lumber…
Help Us Carry Out The Southern Loggin’ Times 500 40/40 Plan
Southern Loggin’ Times will turn 500 (as in issues) next May and the editors have come up with what we believe is an appropriate way to mark the special occasion. The SLT 500 40/40 Plan…
Interfor Rebuilds Kiln At Georgia Sawmill, Employees Return To Work
International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) has announced that less than six months after acquiring the Swainsboro, GA, sawmill, it has completed a new $2.8-million state-of-the-art Dual Path Kiln. “When Interfor acquired the Swainsboro mill, we…
European Climate Policy Drives North Carolina Wood Pellet Boom
In the searing August heat in North Carolina, big yellow logging machines pile up the harvest from 153 acres of sweet gum, red oak and maple trees. A roaring log loader grabs the trunks to…
Texas A&M Scientists Aim To Predict Wildfires In State
A group of Texas A&M researchers are working on a project that could help the Texas A&M Forest Service better predict fire dangers in different regions across the state. Wayne Hamilton, senior lecturer in the…
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