Aug 28, 2013 | News, News/PR
Sensitive North Carolina wetland forests are threatened by Europe’s voracious appetite for wood pellets, two environmental groups say in a new report that targets the Enviva pellet mill in Ahoskie. The report warns that wetland hardwoods around Ahoskie are more likely...
Aug 26, 2013 | News, News/PR
Weyerhaeuser today announced it will begin plans to restart production on its Trus Joist TJI joists and Microllam LVL lines in Evergreen, Alabama, effective immediately. The company will be investing capital in the engineered lumber products facility after a four-year...
Aug 23, 2013 | News, News/PR
Southern Loggin’ Times will turn 500 (as in issues) next May and the editors have come up with what we believe is an appropriate way to mark the special occasion. The SLT 500 40/40 Plan has two components: A. Since there is so much concern about current logging...
Aug 21, 2013 | News, News/PR
International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) has announced that less than six months after acquiring the Swainsboro, GA, sawmill, it has completed a new $2.8-million state-of-the-art Dual Path Kiln. “When Interfor acquired the Swainsboro mill, we said we would...
Aug 19, 2013 | News, News/PR
In the searing August heat in North Carolina, big yellow logging machines pile up the harvest from 153 acres of sweet gum, red oak and maple trees. A roaring log loader grabs the trunks to slice off 16-foot logs and stack them for one of the sawmills that provide a...
Aug 16, 2013 | News, News/PR
A group of Texas A&M researchers are working on a project that could help the Texas A&M Forest Service better predict fire dangers in different regions across the state. Wayne Hamilton, senior lecturer in the ecosystem science and management department and a...
