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Tennesseans Benefit From Nature Conservancy’s Working Woodlands Program
In springtime, wildflowers carpet the ground and water trickles down stream beds. In the fall, chestnuts drop from the canopy as yellow leaves flutter to the forest floor like rain showers. There are rugged bluffs, hidden bat-filled caves and an awe-inspiring...
West Virginia Timber: From Tree To Boards In Less Than An Hour
In the next part of our occasional series on the timber and forest products industry – from seedlings to final products, we follow cut logs to one of West Virginia’s most sophisticated sawmills. Independent producer Jean Snedegar spent some time at Allegheny Wood...
Virginia Governor Announces Agriculture And Forestry Industries Grant
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced two planning grants have been awarded from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund. The Commonwealth awarded a total of $40,947 to projects by Fauquier & Loudoun Counties and Clarke County to...
Arkansas Rep’s Resilient Federal Forests Act Gets OK In House
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved legislation that would make it harder for environmentalists to derail federal forest management plans. The measure passed 232-188. Ten Democrats supported the measure; nine Republicans opposed it. A member of the...
Why Is Logging The Most Dangerous Job In America?
While many of us believe we are giving too much of ourselves — our time, mental exertion and personal freedoms — to our jobs, we likely have it better than workers in riskier career fields. In fact, there are several careers that put their workers’ lives in danger...
Potlatch Corp. And Deltic Timber Combine To Form Lumber Giant
Potlatch Corp. has announced it has purchased the smaller Deltic Timber in an all-stock deal that will boost its lumber capacity. The transaction will combine the two companies into PotlatchDeltic Corp., which will be traded on Nasdaq as PCH. Potlatch shareholders...
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