Aug 1, 2014 | News, News/PR
As the climate warms, the vine that ate the U.S. South is starting to gnaw at parts of the North, too. Kudzu, a three-leafed weed first planted in the U.S. more than 100 years ago for the beauty of its purple blossoms, has been spotted in every county in Georgia,...
Jul 30, 2014 | News, News/PR
On July 24, 2014, Congressman Steve Southerland, II of Florida introduced the Right to Haul Act, H.R. 5201 to extend state truck weight limits to the Federal Interstate Highway System, providing relief to agriculture and forestry haulers who have been stifled by...
Jul 21, 2014 | News, News/PR
Jack Swanner is the new Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Professional Loggers (NCAPL), having assumed duties on August 1. He replaces Doug Duncan, who resigned earlier this year to head the Forest Equipment Operator Program, a cooperative course...
Jul 18, 2014 | News, News/PR
The Southeast’s timber industry is on an upswing and a new tool rolled out by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service could give it an extra boost. Ever since the creation of the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub in Raleigh, the region has led...
Jul 16, 2014 | News, News/PR
A Mississippi State University undergraduate has furthered research on the flammability of hardwood forests. The Association of Fire Ecology recently honored senior forestry major Zach Senneff of Caledonia for that research with the Harold Weaver Undergraduate Student...
Jul 14, 2014 | News, News/PR
An infestation of small green beetles has started taking a toll on ash trees in Kentucky. From Lexington to Louisville and north to Cincinnati, ash trees are being wiped out from rural landscapes, parks, subdivisions and urban corridors, according to The...
