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N.C. State Study: Harvesting For Wood Pellets Has No Impact On Wildlife
Harvesting wood debris from areas that have been clear-cut of timber does not affect the animals that live there, according to a study from researchers at N.C. State University. Chris Moorman, a professor of forestry and environmental resources, and his students spent...
Arkansas Facing An Ever-Mounting Problem With Wood Waste
South Arkansas is facing an ever-mounting problem with wood waste. Magnolia Mayor Parnell Vann talked about the problem on Wednesday during a meeting of the Magnolia Economic Development Corporation. The five counties in the Southwest Arkansas Regional Solid Waste...
Florida Forest Service Restores, Maintains State’s Longleaf Ecosystem
More than 1,000 acres of the Blackwater River, Pine Log and Point Washington state forests have increased in biodiversity during the past three years due to an ongoing Florida Forest Service reforestation project. The longleaf pine ecosystem is experiencing a rebirth...
Tennessee National Park Introduces Predator Beetles
The forest at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is sick, infected by invasive bugs and plants. Matt Moore, Kaleb Lique Naitove and Emily Baird of the National Park Service are some of the field medics trying to keep it alive. "We're out here trying to save trees,"...
Southern Pine Beetle Causing Problems In Georgia
It's one of the most destructive insects native to South Georgia, and it can wreak havoc on the pine tree crop. The Georgia Forestry Commission says there hasn't been an outbreak of southern pine beetle cases in the last 20 years, but now, unfortunately, it's back on...
International Forestry Group Tours Drax Biomass In Louisiana
Drax Biomass played host to a diverse group of international scientists and forestry experts at Morehouse BioEnergy on Monday, following an international conference in Little Rock. Jim Guldin, a supervisory research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service and program...
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