May 13, 2013 | News, News/PR
Foresters with the South Carolina Forestry Commission have developed guidelines that address the emerging practice of harvesting woody biomass for energy. Biomass generates energy. Forest products manufacturers have known this for generations and have produced their...
May 10, 2013 | News, News/PR
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has decided to fully rebuild a state tree nursery in eastern Kentucky that had been devastated by a tornado last year. The state had been considering to divert insurance claim money to fill a budget gap. Woodland owners and the Kentucky...
May 8, 2013 | News, News/PR
The people whose livelihood depends on forests have a message for Georgia’s tree huggers, and they’re launching a campaign next week to deliver it. The campaign kicks off May 14 in an auditorium at the Atlanta headquarters of Georgia-Pacific, a company founded in...
May 6, 2013 | News, News/PR
An Idaho company has bought a shuttered sawmill in Coushatta, Louisiana and plans to reopen it later this year, creating 90 jobs, Gov. Bobby Jindal said Tuesday. The mill closed in 2008 because of the recession. Idaho Timber LLC, of Boise, is renovating the mill...
May 1, 2013 | News, News/PR
Florida’s forestry authorities are confident of the state’s program to expand the amount of forested acres and ensure those lands can support the natural environment and the needs of the construction industry. About 120,000 acres of trees are replanted annually to...
Apr 29, 2013 | News, News/PR
N.C. State University officials are negotiating with a potential buyer for the 80,000-acre Hofmann Forest, a research site near Jacksonville that university officials hope to convert to cash to help support the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources....
