Aug 3, 2012 | News, News/PR
Oklahoma Forestry Services, a division of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry wants the public to be aware of the increasing potential for extreme wildland fires to occur across much of the state. “Conditions are deteriorating,” said Oklahoma...
Aug 1, 2012 | News, News/PR
Most people would be fortunate enough to have a tree planted and named in their honor. Billy Apperson recently had a whole forest of rare trees named after him. Apperson, a York County resident and long-time James City Bruton Volunteer Firefighter, recently retired...
Jul 30, 2012 | News, News/PR
The Council on Forest Engineering (COFE) will hold its 35th annual meeting September 10-12, 2012 in New Bern, North Carolina at the Doubletree Riverfront Hotel. The theme of the meeting is “Engineering New Solutions for Energy Supply and Demand”. The local host of the...
Jul 27, 2012 | News, News/PR
Money really does grow on trees, especially if those trees are on your property. You could be sitting on top of a gold mine if you have a few spare acres lying around. Timber and trees have made some in South Carolina millionaires. It’s a 17 billion dollar...
Jul 25, 2012 | News, News/PR
Southern Company recently announced that the nation’s largest biomass plant is putting electricity on the grid in Texas. Southern Company President, Chairman and CEO Thomas A. Fanning joined state and local dignitaries at the company’s Nacogdoches...
Jul 23, 2012 | News, News/PR
West Virginia University is bringing forestry education to a state women’s prison. On Aug. 7, faculty from WVU’s Division of Forestry and Natural Resources will travel to the Lakin Correctional Center in West Columbia to kick off a program to teach inmates...
