Aug 14, 2013 | News, News/PR
Canfor Corp. has closed a deal to buy Alabama-based Scotch & Gulf Lumber for $80 million plus working capital. The acquisition will take place over a three-year period, with Canfor acquiring a 25 percent interest in the lumber producer during the first phase....
Aug 12, 2013 | News, News/PR
Despite a soggy summer, water supply remains a critical issue in the Sunshine State. University of Florida researchers now say that reducing plant material, or biomass, in forests could significantly increase water supplied to streams, lakes and aquifers. Researchers...
Aug 9, 2013 | News, News/PR
Madison County’s timber industry is being threatened by a new hauling policy requiring a $50,000 bond, some representing the industry told the Board of Supervisors on Monday. Timber is a $55.6 million industry annually in Madison County, according to the...
Aug 7, 2013 | News, News/PR
On the Ashley River, a few miles south of Charleston, S.C., the water is murky and the marsh grass high. A three-man logging crew is cruising on a 24-foot pontoon boat. It’s low tide and logs are poking out everywhere. Hewitt Emerson, owner of the...
Aug 5, 2013 | News, News/PR
Appalachian State University Department of Technology and Environmental Design professors David Domermuth and Ok-Youn Yu have received a $45,000 grant from the N.C. Agricultural Foundation for a project to economically convert biomass to biofuel and useful biochar....
Aug 2, 2013 | News, News/PR
The summer’s moisture has put a damper on the $21 billion Alabama timber industry. Summer is usually a busy time for the timber industry. “Normally we’ve been in drought conditions, it hasn’t been a lot of moisture in the summertime especially....
