Oct 2, 2013 | News, News/PR
The Clemson University Experimental Forest will be able to sell its harvested timber in a wider range of green construction markets after its forest management practices were certified to be sustainable by a third-party group of experts. The forest’s 17,500 acres are...
Sep 30, 2013 | News, News/PR
North Carolina is releasing wasps to fight an invasive beetle in ash trees. Forestry officials say the particular species of wasp is a natural enemy of the emerald ash borer. The beetle was first found in North Carolina earlier this year. It invades ash trees and...
Sep 25, 2013 | News, News/PR
South Carolina’s abundant alternative-energy resources could become an enormous economic driver for the state’s rural economies. The challenge is to develop uses for these new fuels through environmentally friendly processes — and then turn that research into jobs....
Sep 23, 2013 | News, News/PR
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., today announced it has entered into a 10-year fiber supply and services agreement with The Enova Group, an independent bioenergy firm headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Plum Creek will deliver up to 3 million tons annually of...
Sep 16, 2013 | News, News/PR
The South Carolina forest industry is making a comeback. The state’s forests are fuller than at any time in the past 100 years, just as demand for wood is very slowly on the rise and prices also are creeping up. That could portend a pine harvest boom in the next seven...
Sep 13, 2013 | News, News/PR
A Florida Forest Service report required by 2012 legislation found that the state’s forests overall are sustainable but there are some counties where some types of trees are being harvested faster than they are being grown. The report was required by HB 7117, a...
