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North Carolina Forest Service Job Corps Students Improve Historic Site
Each year, thousands of volunteers across the country participate in the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands in America, National Public Lands Day. Students and staff of the Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center contributed over 250 hours...
Company Donates 12,000 Texas Star Bur Oaks To Its Customers
Thousands of unique Texas Star bur oak trees, a product of the Texas A&M Forest Service Urban Tree Improvement Program, soon will be dotting the state’s landscape in an effort to conserve energy, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve storm water management....
$100 Million Georgia Wood Pellet Plant Gets Go-Ahead
A $100 million wood pellet plant proposed for Georgia’s Wilkinson-Jones County border has received a thumbs-up from the Middle Georgia Regional Commission, reports The Macon Telegraph. The Commission decided Monday that the plant is in the best interest of the region...
Mississippi’s First Forest Legacy Conservative Easement To Be Dedicated
On Friday, the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC), in partnership with the Land Trust for the MS Coastal Plain (LTMCP), will dedicate Mississippi's first Forest Legacy Program conservation easement with a ceremony on the banks of the Escatawpa River. MFC recently...
Scientists Study Potential Value Of Switchgrass In Louisiana
Michael Blazier is familiar with growing trees. As an LSU AgCenter forestry researcher, he has been involved in many timber-related projects that have helped determine the most efficient methods for producing quality lumber. Now, he is working on growing switchgrass,...
Loggers Raise Millions For Children’s Hospitals
Every time you see a loaded log truck on the highways, you’re seeing another donation to support children’s hospitals. The Log-A-Load For Kids campaign, started in 1988 by the South Carolina Forestry Association in cooperation with the Children’s Miracle Network, has...
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