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USDA Allots $10.6 Million For Longleaf Pine Restoration In South
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Tuesday announced $10.6 million in funding available to aid forest managers working to restore longleaf pine ecosystems on private lands in nine states. Alabama will receive $2.6 million in funding to aid forest...
Weyerhaeuser Buys Plum Creek, May Sell Pulp Mills
From: Southern Loggin' Times Staff Weyerhaeuser Co. and Plum Creek announced a merger that will leave nearly two-thirds majority ownership in Weyerhaeuser shareholder hands. The combined company creates a $23 billion timber REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) with...
Canfor Completes Acquisition Of Arkansas’ Anthony Forest Products
Canfor Corp. has completed its acquisition of Anthony Forest Products for $93.5 million, including $15 million in working capital. The El Dorado, AR-based AFP operates six facilities, including a sawmill, two lumber laminating plants, two chip plants and an I-joist...
Texas Signs Good Neighbor Authority To Keep Forests Healthy
Taking care of America’s lands and natural resources is a big job. No single organization can do it alone. Knowing that we are stronger together — the USDA Forest Service has entered into a Good Neighbor Authority agreement with Texas A&M Forest Service to help...
Texas Claims First-Ever Forest Stewardship Forester Of The Year
National recognition was given to Texas A&M Forest Service District Forester Russell Lykins for his work in and service to Texas landowners in Cass and Marion counties. Lykins was presented the National Forest Stewardship Forester of the Year award at the National...
S.C. Forestry Commission Estimates $65 Million Loss To Forest Products Industry
South Carolina Forestry Commission officials estimate a loss of at least $65 million in the forest products industry’s economic impact because of last week’s historic flooding. The estimate was derived from forest planting and inventory data, aerial surveillance, mill...
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