Tennessee Announces New State Forest The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry (TDF) has announced that 5,477 acres in Fayette County will become the state’s 16th state forest, which will be named Wolf River State Forest. “This...
Tigercat’s Johnny Boyd Dies Well known in the southern logging industry through his association with Tigercat and its multi-state dealer B&G Equipment, Johnny Boyd, 62, of Wetumpka, Ala., died November 25, 2024. Born in Montgomery on September...
IP Closes Georgetown, Hits SC Markets Hard Officials with the International Paper Co. mill at Georgetown, SC wasted no time after announcing on Halloween the imminent closure of the facility by the end of the year. On November 1, the mill took...
European Commission Ruffles U.S. Feathers With New Deforestation Regulations The European Commission is proposing that the new EU Deforestation Regulation be delayed 12 months before implementation to allow international parties additional time to...
Helene Hammered Private Timberlands Based on preliminary damage assessments conducted by the Georgia Dept. of Agriculture, the Georgia Forestry Commission, and the University of Georgia, Hurricane Helene left behind an estimated $6.46 billion in...
Aaron Street Recognized As FRA’s Appalachian Region Outstanding Logger The Forest Resources Assn. (FRA) has honored Aaron Street of Aaron Street Logging from Sinks Grove, WV, as the 2024 Appalachian Region Outstanding Logger Award winner at FRA’s...
