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Construction Crew Prepares Site For Rex Lumber’s $110M Alabama Sawmill
Construction on a $110 million new Rex Lumber sawmill and dimensional lumber production plant in greater Troy, Ala., started on July 17, 2018, and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2019 with operations beginning in June. The 80-acre earthwork and site...
Nature Conservancy: A New Era In West Virginia Forestry
West Virginia’s forests are one of our greatest natural assets and drivers. They are the home to West Virginia’s beauty, culture and economy. They have driven the way we live, influencing our lives as outdoorsmen and women, and they have kept us proudly connected to...
Louisiana Forestry Industry Accounts For $13 Billion In Economic Output
Despite the digital revolution taking reading off the pages of paperbacks and onto the screens of tablet, the forestry industry continues to grow in Louisiana, according to a report that says in 2015 it accounted for $13 billion in economic output, and one billion in...
Texas A&M Forest Service Grant Funds Available For Prescribed Burning
Some Texas landowners may be eligible for funding to help with prescribed burning costs on private lands. Now through Sept. 28, 2018, Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting grant applications to cover prescribed fire costs for private landowners that use...
Arkansas Forests Are Growing Faster Than They Are Removed
According to the 2017 Forest Inventory and Analysis report, Arkansas's forests continue to thrive with forested acreage remaining steady at 19 million acres, 56 percent of the state's total land area. Data for the report is collected through the Forest Inventory and...
Texas On Pace For Worst Wildfire Year Since 2011
Last week, nearly 100 firefighters from across Texas loaded up and headed west to join thousands of colleagues in an extended battle against massive wildfires burning across Northern California, one of which has become the largest in that state’s history. While the...
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