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Endowment And NCIF Invest To Enhance Viability Of South’s Timber Harvest
America’s forest landowners and forest products industries rely heavily on a cadre of small businesses for the harvesting and transporting of trees. If those small businesses don’t thrive, forest landowners and converting mills suffer. The U.S. Endowment for Forestry...
MLB And USFS Research: Rate Of Shattered Baseball Bats 50 Percent Less
As the 2013 Major League Baseball (MLB) season slides into the All-Star break, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the results of innovative research by the U.S. Forest Service, and funded by MLB, that will result in significantly fewer...
Woody Biomass Industry Emerging In South Carolina
Trees could be the new power source for facilities throughout the Palmetto State. As companies look to cut down on carbon emissions, the use of wood waste, also known as woody biomass, as a power generation source is a budding industry in South Carolina. The use of...
Emerald Ash Borer Found In North Carolina
According to the North Carolina Forest Service, the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected in the state for the first time. The detection was made in Granville County with the collection of an adult beetle that was confirmed by taxonomists. Several other sites in...
Mississippi Timber Ready To Explode With New Industries
In Mississippi — and especially southwest Mississippi — timber is a growth industry. Last week, KiOR — the alternative fuels company with plans to build a cellulosic fuel production facility using pine as feedstock near Adams County’s port — announced it had begun...
Florida State Forester To Lead Investigation Into Deaths Of 19 Arizona Firefighters
Florida State Forester Jim Karels has been named the lead investigator for the review of the tragic deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona this week. The Arizona State Forestry Division announced the members of the Yarnell Hill Investigation Team that will investigate...
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