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Bill Introduced To Conserve Family-Owned Forests For Next Generation
Representatives Diane Black (R- TN-06) and Mike Michaud (D-ME-02) recently introduced the Keep the Forest and Farm in the Family Act of 2012 (H.R. 6439) to provide estate tax relief to America’s forest owners, farmers,…
Georgia Town To Get $60 Million Biofuels Factory
Gov. Nathan Deal announced in a news release recently that Sandersville is getting a $60 million wood pellet manufacturing plant. Officials say General Biofuels Georgia, LLC will create 35 jobs with its facility in Sandersville.…
Meth Labs: Newest Danger In The Back Country
It isn’t just the illegal hunter or fisherman that Department of Natural Resources officers, forestry officials and others have to worry about these days. More and more they have to be on the lookout for…
Logging Plan For Daniel Boone National Forest Is Withdrawn
Officials have canceled a proposal for commercial logging in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rockcastle County that had caused concern about the potential impact on a pristine spring and trees hundreds of years old.…
Latest Forest Inventory For Kentucky
According to the update recently released by the Southern Research Station (SRS) Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program, forest land in Kentucky covers an estimated 12.4 million acres, remaining the same from he last reported…
Fire Mitigation Project Ignites Emotions Of Some Florida Residents
A local development’s efforts to clear some trees as part of a fire mitigation program directed by the Florida Division of Forestry has some residents hopping mad. And while the work has been stopped for…
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