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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...
North Carolina Loggers To Meet March 15-16
The North Carolina Association of Professional Loggers will hold its annual meeting Friday and Saturday, March 15-16, at the Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina. The event will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday with a reception followed by dancing...
Central Florida Wildfire Burns Homes, Scorches More Than 1,900 Acres
A wildfire jumped a road in central Florida, scorching homes and wiping out trees as it charred more than 1,900 acres, a fire official said Sunday. Some 24 structures in Marion County had been burned by what's being called the Hopkins Prairie Fire, said U.S. Forest...
Arrest Focuses Spotlight On South Carolina Timber Laws
South Carolina Forestry Commission investigators have arrested a North Carolina man on two different charges relating to a timber deal in which the victim was underpaid. Tim Gosnell, 40, of Rutherford, North Carolina, failed to pay a Cherokee County, South Carolina...
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