Nov 19, 2012 | News, News/PR
Executives like Steve Anthony may not be particularly optimistic about the return of the building boom but Arkansas Business’ annual survey of forest products companies indicates that employment has been stable or a bit improved over the past year. Georgia-Pacific LLC...
Nov 14, 2012 | News, News/PR
Each year, thousands of volunteers across the country participate in the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands in America, National Public Lands Day. Students and staff of the Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center contributed over 250 hours...
Nov 12, 2012 | News, News/PR
Thousands of unique Texas Star bur oak trees, a product of the Texas A&M Forest Service Urban Tree Improvement Program, soon will be dotting the state’s landscape in an effort to conserve energy, reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve storm water management....
Nov 9, 2012 | News, News/PR
A $100 million wood pellet plant proposed for Georgia’s Wilkinson-Jones County border has received a thumbs-up from the Middle Georgia Regional Commission, reports The Macon Telegraph. The Commission decided Monday that the plant is in the best interest of the region...
Nov 7, 2012 | News, News/PR
On Friday, the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC), in partnership with the Land Trust for the MS Coastal Plain (LTMCP), will dedicate Mississippi’s first Forest Legacy Program conservation easement with a ceremony on the banks of the Escatawpa River. MFC...
Nov 5, 2012 | News, News/PR
Michael Blazier is familiar with growing trees. As an LSU AgCenter forestry researcher, he has been involved in many timber-related projects that have helped determine the most efficient methods for producing quality lumber. Now, he is working on growing switchgrass,...
