Jun 13, 2012 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service said recently it is delaying a controversial auction of energy exploration leases in the Talladega National Forest after protests by environmental groups and local officials. Environmentalists worry that the proposed June 14 lease of 43,000...
Jun 11, 2012 | News, News/PR
A 15-person ad hoc committee at Virginia Tech this week recommended against cutting down a portion of the “stadium woods,” a densely wooded area behind the football stadium, to build a new state-of-the-art indoor sports practice facility. The controversy came to a...
Jun 8, 2012 | News, News/PR
Auburn University held a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday for the new Solon and Martha Dixon Foundation Learning Center in Andalusia. The learning center will be a part of the university’s Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, which is used extensively by the...
Jun 6, 2012 | News, News/PR
Greensville County will soon have a new company, Greensville Biomass, LLC. CHP Energy Engineering is developing a wood fueled (biomass) combined heat and power project that will supply electricity and steam to Boar’s Head. Excess electricity produced will either be...
Jun 4, 2012 | News, News/PR
Loggers voices were heard once again in Washington, DC as a representative for the American Loggers Council (ALC) testified at the House Agriculture Conservation, Energy and Forestry Subcommittee hearing on the 2012 Farm Bill. Schwab’s testimony included comments on...
Jun 1, 2012 | News, News/PR
A ban by China on imported South Carolina- and Virginia-grown logs is close to ending now that a small delegation of Chinese authorities has visited Virginia and the Carolinas, the S.C. Forestry Commission announced. The commission organized the meeting, partnering...
