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Florida’s Klausner Lumber Temporarily Lays Off Employees, Idles Sawmill
On Friday, Klausner Lumber One announced that it would temporarily layoff some of its employees and idle the sawmill. Employees will continue to receive benefits during the temporary layoff, which is expected to last one month or less, according to a release written...
Water Resources: It’s All About Partnerships In Alabama
It goes without saying that in order to fulfill our mission of conserving and sustaining Alabama’s 23.1 million acres of working forestland, the Alabama Forestry Commission must also be good stewards of our state’s 132,419 miles of streams, rivers and reservoirs. We...
New Study Claims ‘Extinct’ Woodpecker Still Alive In Southeast
It’s a mystery that has both fascinated and confounded everyone from ornithologists at top-tier universities to casual weekend bird-watchers for decades. Are there still ivory-billed woodpeckers roaming the wilds of the southeastern United States or have they all gone...
Forest Service Counts 96.6 Billion Trees In Latest Tally Of U.S. Forests
Trees outnumber people 300 to 1 in the United States, with woodlands covering one-third of the country in the U.S. Forest Service's latest census. Only trees at least 5 inches in diameter are counted in the U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis National...
Southern Pine Research Project Earns National Partnership Award
When people consider the large-scale crops that contribute to modern society, wheat and corn often come to mind. But for many in the southeastern United States, known as the “wood basket” both for the United States and the world, pine is key. That’s why, when the U.S....
Mississippi Logging Finds Business Opportunities Across The Pond
Better known for its production in cotton, catfish, and sweet potatoes, Mississippi is one of the leading producers in another agricultural industry: forests. Across Mississippi, some 350,000 private landowners control approximately 75 percent of all the forest area...
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