Oct 21, 2013 | News, News/PR
Alabama logger Bobby Collins spoke with uncertainty as he described the options he will be forced to pursue when an Alabama mill closes. In addition to the 1,096 International Paper employees who will be displaced when the Courtland mill closes by late March, the...
Oct 18, 2013 | News, News/PR
By Jim Peterson It is 5 a.m. in any given time zone across these United States. While many are hitting the snooze alarm, or enjoying their first cup of coffee, a dedicated group of professionals is already on the job. They are America’s loggers—harvesters of the...
Oct 16, 2013 | News, News/PR
The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC (Molpus), a timberland investment management organization headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, has, on behalf of a client, entered into an agreement to purchase approximately 73,000 acres of timberland located north, east, and west of...
Oct 14, 2013 | News, News/PR
Earlier this year, Louisiana logger Travis Taylor and Louisiana U.S. Forest Service employee Holly Morgan proposed a forestry machine operators’ program in the state. The outgrowth of their suggestions, which included the curriculum, was a pilot project—the first...
Oct 11, 2013 | News, News/PR
Maple Land and Timber is planning a $1.95 million expansion of its operation in Baldwyn, Miss. The project, which will take place at American Land and Timber, will include construction of a sawmill and 20,000-square-foot production facility. It will create 38 new jobs...
Oct 9, 2013 | News, News/PR
It’s easy to figure out how much a tree is worth when it is harvested for lumber, paper or firewood. But what about when it’s still standing tall in the forest, providing shade on sunny days, giving homes to woodland animals and helping clean the air you breathe and...
