Jul 22, 2013 | News, News/PR
America’s forest landowners and forest products industries rely heavily on a cadre of small businesses for the harvesting and transporting of trees. If those small businesses don’t thrive, forest landowners and converting mills suffer. The U.S. Endowment for Forestry...
Jul 19, 2013 | News, News/PR
As the 2013 Major League Baseball (MLB) season slides into the All-Star break, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the results of innovative research by the U.S. Forest Service, and funded by MLB, that will result in significantly fewer...
Jul 17, 2013 | News, News/PR
Trees could be the new power source for facilities throughout the Palmetto State. As companies look to cut down on carbon emissions, the use of wood waste, also known as woody biomass, as a power generation source is a budding industry in South Carolina. The use of...
Jul 12, 2013 | News, News/PR
According to the North Carolina Forest Service, the emerald ash borer (EAB) has been detected in the state for the first time. The detection was made in Granville County with the collection of an adult beetle that was confirmed by taxonomists. Several other sites in...
Jul 10, 2013 | News, News/PR
In Mississippi — and especially southwest Mississippi — timber is a growth industry. Last week, KiOR — the alternative fuels company with plans to build a cellulosic fuel production facility using pine as feedstock near Adams County’s port — announced it had begun...
Jul 8, 2013 | News, News/PR
Florida State Forester Jim Karels has been named the lead investigator for the review of the tragic deaths of 19 firefighters in Arizona this week. The Arizona State Forestry Division announced the members of the Yarnell Hill Investigation Team that will investigate...
