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Published 12 times a year in a tabloid format, with forest family-friendly outreach, on-site logger interviews and profiles, and flavorful blend of information and entertainment, Southern Loggin’ Times is the most popular publication that focuses on the forest-rich South.
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MONROEVILLE, Ala.— It was 25 years ago that John Ayres stood with a pink slip in one hand and in the other, $2,250 in cash from the sale of his old GMC pickup. He was barely a decade into his career as a procurement forester, and he was now on the precipice of a decision that would define his career and secure his young family’s future.
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Industry News Roundup
Hard Work Harvesting North Carolina Fraser Firs For The Holidays
The Thanksgiving turkey's not even been purchased before a host of evergreen trees start heading down from the hills, to be trucked across the Southeast and up the East Coast. Rodney Buchanan's crew has been cutting and baling fragrant Fraser firs since mid-November,...
Georgia’s Forests’ Leftovers Becoming A Major Source Of Renewable Energy
After a timber company makes its plywood or paper, there’s leftover sawdust and wood shavings. These leftovers are called woody biomass and in Georgia, they’re becoming a big source of renewable energy. A Pew study ranked Georgia third in the country for converting...
Fracking To Be Permitted In Virginia’s George Washington National Forest
Over the objection of environmental groups and Virginia's governor, a federal management plan released Tuesday will allow a form of natural gas drilling known as fracking to occur in parts of the largest national forest on the East Coast. The U.S. Forest Service...
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