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Georgia-Pacific Invests In Southern Plywood & Lumber Operations
Georgia-Pacific today announced that it is developing plans for potential investments, which total nearly $400 million, in its plywood and lumber operations in the South. These facility expansions and equipment upgrades will further strengthen the company's commitment...
University Of Tennessee’s Fracking Plan Faces Opposition
The University of Tennessee is expected to face vocal opposition today when it seeks approval for a plan to allow natural gas drilling on more than 8,000 acres of public land in East Tennessee’s Morgan and Scott counties. The university’s Institute of Agriculture,...
Wood Industry Trends In The South Made Easy
An online tool developed the by U.S. Forest Service quickly reveals the economic impacts of wood-related industries in the states of the South. The South is often referred to as the “wood basket of the Nation,” and wood-related industries contribute to the economies...
American Loggers Council Taking Message To Washington
Loggers voices were heard once again in Washington, DC as a representative for the American Loggers Council (ALC) testified at the February 26 House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Subcommittee hearing on “State Forest Management: a Model...
Quickly Spreading Fungus Kills Florida’s Redbay Trees
A tree fungus known as laurel wilt is spreading rapidly across parts of central Florida, killing hundreds of redbay trees in its wake. The fungus carried by ambrosia beetles attacks very quickly, killing the trees almost overnight. Leaves then hang on the dead trees...
Mississippi County To Be Site Of New Wood Pellet Plant
A $25 million wood pellet plant will be built in the George County industrial park, Gulf Coast Renewable Energy told the county Board of Supervisors on Monday. The plant will employ 30 full-time workers and provide an additional 100 to 120 indirect jobs, said Ken...
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