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Florida Logger Speaks About Farm Bill
Loggers voices were heard once again in Washington, DC as a representative for the American Loggers Council (ALC) testified at the House Agriculture Conservation, Energy and Forestry Subcommittee hearing on the 2012 Farm Bill. Schwab’s…
Logjam Ending After S.C. Visit By China Group
A ban by China on imported South Carolina- and Virginia-grown logs is close to ending now that a small delegation of Chinese authorities has visited Virginia and the Carolinas, the S.C. Forestry Commission announced. The…
Alabama Loggers Meeting To Feature 20-Year Partnership With Children’s Of Alabama
The Alabama Loggers Council (ALC) Annual Meeting at the Birmingham Marriott on Saturday, June 9, will commemorate the 20th anniversary of a program that has sent more than $6 million to Children’s of Alabama in…
Texas Foresters Begin Drought Survey
Texas Forest Service personnel will be doing a survey throughout the next two months as part of a drought assessment program designed to get a clearer picture of the mortality rate of trees that died…
AFC Arson Dog Gets Conviction Of Baldwin County Man, Helps Arrest Another
Following an arrest initially made in March of 2011, the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) is crediting the successful conviction of the crime to “Blaze,” the agency’s arson dog. Brian Keith Wilson, a 46-year-old Stapleton man,…
Federal Fire Suppression Policy Has Led To An Overabundance Of Trees
Ronald Reagan once justified logging with “a tree is a tree; how many more do you need to look at?” Besides, he warned, “trees cause more pollution than automobiles.” We cringed at his biases. Yet…
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