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South Carolina’s Dempsey Wood Products Invests $7 Million In Sawmill
Dempsey Wood Products, a maker and provider of pine and domestic hardwood lumber and wood chips, has announced it will invest $7 million in its Orangeburg plant, which should create 28 jobs over the next five years. The $7 million will be invested in new dry kilns, a...
Drought, Beetles Wreaking Havoc On Georgia Forests
The year 2016 has proven to be one that none of us can remember having such extremes. We have gone from hurricane damage near the coast to severe fire damage in north Georgia, and across the majority of the state we have seen extreme drought. This drought has caused...
NWTF, LP Sign Agreement To Promote Wildlife Habitat Conservation
The National Wild Turkey Federation and Louisiana-Pacific Corporation have teamed up to create an exciting new partnership aimed at promoting active forest management for the health and benefit of the nation’s forests, as well as for the wildlife and people who enjoy...
Harvesting Trees Essential To Wildlife Management In Arkansas
Every year, a few hunters who enjoy public land hunting on Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife management areas will arrive to their traditional stand location only to realize that their favorite tree to hang a stand in has been removed by a logging operation...
Virginia Department Of Forestry Explains Emerald Ash Borer Effects
Landowners across Northern Virginia and Northwest Virginia are seeing damage to the bark of ash trees, and many are calling the Virginia Department of Forestry asking what is wrong. Bark on these trees is being stripped off by woodpeckers hunting for Emerald Ash Borer...
Conifex Timber Invests $80 Million To Restart Arkansas Sawmill
Conifex Timber Inc., a forestry and sawmilling company, recently announced it is modernizing and will re-start a state-of-the-art sawmill complex in El Dorado, Arkansas. The site was formerly owned by Georgia-Pacific. Conifex will create approximately 120 jobs and...
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