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NCSU Model Forecasts Long-Term Impacts Of Forest Land Use Decisions
The drive to develop crops for use as biofuel continues to raise questions about additional uses of forest land. A cutting edge computer model developed at North Carolina State University offers detailed insight to predict…
Rattler May Qualify For Endangered Species Protection
A wildlife partnership seeking to protect the Eastern Diamondback rattlesnake accomplished a great feat Wednesday when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the snake might qualify for the Endangered Species Act. Last August,…
Forest Resources Association Hires New President
Forest Resources Association Chairman Dick Carmical recently announced that FRA had hired Deb Hawkinson to replace FRA President Richard Lewis, effective as of Lewis’s scheduled retirement on July 2, 2012. “The FRA Officer Search Team…
Southern Research: Are Kids In The Woods?
There have been very few scientific studies on the outdoor activities of children and youth. The few that have been published are relatively small, surveying less than 500 individuals. In 2007, to address an important…
Louisiana Farmer Discovers A New Way For Farmland To Pay For Itself
Even in the best of times, farming in Louisiana has always been a risky business; a gamble on rainfall, storm events, and fluctuations in the price of crops, chemicals, equipment and fuel. Rather than pinning…
Forisk Consulting Donates Tracking Program To UGA
The University of Georgia Center for Forest Business recently received a data collection program from forest industry consulting firm Forisk Consulting. The firm donated its Wood Demand Research Program, which tracks and analyzes the consumption…
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