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Chuck Leavell: Georgia Forest Landowners Are Taking A Sound Approach
Being in the South in spring is a sight — and a sound — to behold. Bright green growth is bursting from the earth and vivid buds pop from mid-story branches up into the tree tops, all backed up by birds singing a score that only nature can compose. Yes, I’m an...
South Carolina Wildland Firefighters Train With National Guard
The South Carolina Forestry Commission and South Carolina National Guard held a joint training exercise Friday, April 10 at Manchester State Forest to practice coordination and communication on a mock wildfire. Working with members of the SCNG’s 2-151 Security and...
Florida Forests Impacted By Far-Away Wildfires
Catastrophic wildfires are rare in Florida, but the state is not immune to the impact of ferocious blazes that have plagued the West with increasing frequency and intensity. As costs to fight the fires climb, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has...
U.S. Forest Service, MFC Partnership Battling Cogongrass In Mississippi
With support from the Forest Health Protection program of the USDA Forest Service, the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) is achieving goals outlined in its Forest Action Plan. Cogongrass is an invasive, non-native grass, which occurs in the southeastern United...
Arkansas Forestry Association OK With ‘Threatened’ Bat Status
The Arkansas Forestry Association says it can live with a recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to list the northern long-eared bat as a threatened species while allowing most forest management practices to continue unabated. “From our perspective a...
Southern Research Station: Where Do U.S. Forest Products Stand Globally?
A newly published report by U.S. Forest Service researchers shows that since the 1990s the U.S. share of the global forest products market has declined as a result of decreases in U.S. construction and paper manufacturing. Forest Service Southern Research Station...
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