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Georgia-Pacific Announces Closure Of Two Southern Plywood Mills
Georgia-Pacific officials announced last week that the Crossett plywood mill is being closed permanently. On April 7, the company announced that the Crossett plywood facility and another in Talladega, Ala. were both being permanently closed.…
Georgia Forestry Firm Expands In U.S. And U.K.
F&W Forestry Services, Inc., one of the oldest and largest forest management and consulting firms in the U.S., announced recently that it has acquired London-based O.C.S. Group Ltd.’s forestry and land subsidiaries. The acquisition includes…
Funds Available For Forest Thinning In Texas Through Pine Beetle Program
Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for the 2016 Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program. Through this cost-share program eligible forest landowners can receive financial and technical assistance related to reducing the threat of future…
Southern Research Station: The Future Of Fire In The South
In the U.S., most of the focus is on the catastrophic fires that regularly sweep across the western states, but wildfires actually occur more frequently in the Southeast, where rapid vegetation growth and fuel accumulation…
It’s Wildfire Awareness Week In Florida
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and the Florida Forest Service are asking citizens to exercise caution with all outdoor fires during Florida’s Wildfire Awareness Week, April 10-16. Since January, nearly 800 wildfires have…
South Carolina Wood Pellet Mill Off The Table
An international energy corporation’s plan to build a wood pellet mill in Fairfield County suffered what might be a final blow to the fading project after months of opposition from area neighbors. A South Carolina…
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