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Highland Pellets Expanding To Mississippi
In late October Highland Grenada, LLC, an affiliate of Highland Pellets, LLC, announced the pending purchase of the former Georgeia-Pacific OSB mill site to build a new export pellet plant. According to news reports, the…
Texas Seeks Higher BMP Compliance
In a recent report in the Texas Logger newsletter from the Texas Logging Council, the state Texas Forest Service (TFS) noted rates of state timber harvesting Best Management Practices (BMPs) compliance, officials with the Texas…
IP Closure Announcement Continues Market Shift
The pulp and paper industry continues its painful supply side market shift as officials with International Paper in late October announced the company will permanently close its containerboard mill in Orange, Tex., and will permanently…
Louisiana Grapples With Largest Ever Wildfire
The arson-caused Tiger Island Fire in Louisiana is the state’s largest on record at 31,000 acres and was 50% contained in early September, according to news reports. The wildfire is one of almost 600 wildland…
GP Donates $100,000 To Volunteer Fire Department In Corrigan, Texas
The Corrigan Volunteer Fire Department, which has close to 25 active volunteers and answered more than 150 emergency calls in 2022, has kicked off a capital campaign to build a new fire station, which will…
Need To Create Bird Habitat? Call A Logger
This report was written by Kevin Smith with American Loggers Council and is reposted here with permission. To view the original article, visit amloggers.com The American Loggers Council (ALC) and American Bird Conservancy (ABC) toured…
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