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MSU: Timber Value Jumps, Still Drops To No. 3
An 8 percent increase in a billion-dollar industry is significant, but timber still fell from its long-held second place spot on Mississippi’s agricultural commodity list. James Henderson, assistant forestry professor with Mississippi State University’s Extension...
Timber Company Bringing 350 New Jobs To Eastern Carolina
Eastern Carolina is getting 350 new jobs thanks to an Austrian timber manufacturer. Klausner Lumber Two, a privately-owned softwood timber manufacturer, will build a state-of-the art sawmill in Halifax County. Governor Beverly Perdue says the company plans to create...
Real Christmas Trees More Sustainable Than Fakes, Forestry Professor Says
An artificial Christmas tree would have to be used for 20 years before its carbon footprint matches that of a farmed tree, according to a forestry professor at the University of B.C. Steve Mitchell said most artificial trees are kept only six years before fashions...
Georgia Governor Announces $95 Million Biomass Power Plant For Laurens County
A new biomass power plant announced Thursday is expected to bring hundreds of related jobs and a direct $95 million investment. A statement from the office of Gov. Nathan Deal said the plant itself will bring 35 permanent jobs to Laurens County. The new biomass power...
ArborGen Donates Pine Seedlings To South Carolina School’s Forest Restoration
ArborGen, the world leader in the development and commercialization of technologies that improve the productivity of trees, announced that it has formed a long-term partnership with the College of Charleston Foundation to support its forest conservation and...
Kentucky’s State Forests Attain Certification For Sustainable Management
Six state forest properties (Green River, Kentenia, Kentucky Ridge, Pennyrile, Peterson, and Tygarts) owned by the Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) and four state forest properties jointly-owned by KDF and the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (Big...
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