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Texas A&M Forest Service Employee Receives Prestigious Smokey Bear Award
Preventing wildfires has many benefits. For one Texas A&M Forest Service employee, helping spread the message of wildfire prevention has resulted in receiving a prestigious Smokey Bear Award. Steve Deffibaugh, a seasonal resource specialist for…
West Virginia Lumber Industry Rebounding
The trees that cover the Mountain State and attract visitors with their colorful visuals in the fall are becoming a sought after commodity again. Spurred on by the recovering housing market in the United States…
Logging Business Booming In Virginia County
Kenneth Hodges, owner of H & M Logging, and his son, Kevin, who owns Ke’Jaeh Logging, reported to Halifax County Industrial Development Authority board members Friday morning the logging industry is alive and well here.…
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…
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…
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…
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