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Kentucky Firefighters To Help With Alaskan Wildfires
Twenty-one Kentucky Division of Forestry firefighters are on their way to Alaska to help fight wildfires. The request came in on Sunday through the Kentucky Interagency Coordination Center of the Daniel Boone National Forest, which coordinates the mobilization of...
Texas Notary Nabbed For Timber Theft
Accused of timber theft by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF), Centennial Rose Stewart, a notary from Bivins, TX, was arrested and charged with a felony. According to LDAF, Stewart is accused of notarizing 15 timber cutting agreements for...
Weyerhaeuser, Others Make Diaper Donation
From: Southern Loggin' Times Staff Weyerhaeuser recently completed its Operation Diaper Drive with record-breaking results. During the annual drive, which ran from March 4-25, Weyerhaeuser, its customers and vendors donated 1.5 million diapers to families in need!...
The Conservation Fund Chosen To Manage NCSU’s Hofmann Forest
The Endowment Fund of N.C. State University has chosen a national nonprofit organization to handle land-use negotiations for the 79,000-acre Hofmann Forest. The Conservation Fund, based in Virginia, has a dual mission of environmental protection and economic...
Texas A&M Forest Service Responds To Flooding
During the Memorial Day weekend, as part of a month-long string of weather incidents, deadly storms struck parts of Texas and Oklahoma dumping record rainfall and causing torrential flooding. Thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed, bridges and roads were washed...
Louisiana Black Bear On Path To Leave Threatened List
The Louisiana black bear, the inspiration for the iconic stuffed animal named after President Theodore Roosevelt, got some good news Wednesday when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it is no longer in danger of extinction during the next 100 years. State and...
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