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Florida Forest Service Sets National Prescribed Fire Record
The Florida Forest Service has announced that more than 246,000 acres of Florida state forests were treated with prescribed fire last year, the highest number ever reported by any state forestry agency in the country. The Florida Forest Service administers the top...
South Carolina Forestry Commission Sends Firefighters To California
Responding to a request from the U.S. Forest Service, the South Carolina Forestry Commission has sent seven of its wildland firefighters to join crews battling more than 30 wildfires around Redding, Calif. Accompanied by three members of the Horry County Fire Rescue...
Virginia Department Of Forestry Hosts Eurasian Forestry Professionals
The Virginia Department of Forestry hosted a group of Eurasian forestry professionals from Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan for two days (July 23 & 24) as part of the U.S. Dept. of Commerce’s SABIT (Special American Business Internship Training) program....
Entomologists Release Wasps In Louisiana To Prey On Invasive Beetle
The LSU AgCenter and the U.S. Forest Service plan to release hundreds of tiny, nonnative wasps Tuesday in north Louisiana. It’s the second such release of the parasitoid wasp in an ongoing effort to contain damage from an invasive beetle killing native ash trees...
Nature Conservancy Protects 12,000+ Acres In South Carolina
The Nature Conservancy has purchased a conservation easement on 12,418 acres between the Savannah and Coosawhatchie rivers in South Carolina. The easement, on The Westervelt Co.’s timberlands near the towns of Allendale and Hampton, is the fourth largest in state...
Emerald Ash Borer Could Halt Mississippi Timber Industry
A shiny green bug is posing a threat to one of Warren County’s biggest industries. The invasive emerald ash borer has already invaded forestry operations in northern states. While it hasn’t shown up here yet, the pesky beetle is likely to show up in Warren County...
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