Nov 2, 2012 | News, News/PR
Every time you see a loaded log truck on the highways, you’re seeing another donation to support children’s hospitals. The Log-A-Load For Kids campaign, started in 1988 by the South Carolina Forestry Association in cooperation with the Children’s Miracle Network, has...
Oct 31, 2012 | News, News/PR
Billy Ray Camp, 73, has seen it all working in the logging industry for almost a half-century. “It’s been good to us, but it hasn’t always been easy,” Camp said. Camp said the family logging business is now run by his 38-year-old son, Ray. But the elder Camp can load...
Oct 10, 2012 | News, News/PR
Wood pellets for burning are a high-profile alternative energy source in New England, but a new report shows that it’s the Southeast that is turning them into a big export commodity. A report by Wood Resources International released Tuesday said the U.S. surpassed...
Oct 8, 2012 | News, News/PR
The fall forest fire season is here, and Kentucky forestry officials say this year could be worse than normal. The damage from the March 2nd tornadoes is still evident, downed trees and debris still littering hillsides. “It’s a real jungle,” said...
Oct 3, 2012 | News, News/PR
The North Carolina Assn. of Professional Loggers’ Forestry Equipment Operator Training Program is off to good start. Six of the 12 to complete the first four-month course in July found work within weeks. Resumes and videos of the others operating machines can be...
Oct 1, 2012 | News, News/PR
Where did more than 35,000 moms, dads, children, and their friends go for fun-filled, “buggy” entertainment, activities, and cuisine this year? They all showed up early and stayed late for the 16th annual Bugfest hosted by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences...
