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AU Holds Groundbreaking For Forestry Center

Auburn University held a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday for the new Solon and Martha Dixon Foundation Learning Center in Andalusia. The learning center will be a part of the university’s Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center, which is used extensively by the...

Virginia Industry To Benefit From Biomass Power Plant

Greensville County will soon have a new company, Greensville Biomass, LLC. CHP Energy Engineering is developing a wood fueled (biomass) combined heat and power project that will supply electricity and steam to Boar’s Head. Excess electricity produced will either be...

Florida Logger Speaks About Farm Bill

Loggers voices were heard once again in Washington, DC as a representative for the American Loggers Council (ALC) testified at the House Agriculture Conservation, Energy and Forestry Subcommittee hearing on the 2012 Farm Bill. Schwab’s testimony included comments on...

Logjam Ending After S.C. Visit By China Group

A ban by China on imported South Carolina- and Virginia-grown logs is close to ending now that a small delegation of Chinese authorities has visited Virginia and the Carolinas, the S.C. Forestry Commission announced. The commission organized the meeting, partnering...

Texas Foresters Begin Drought Survey

Texas Forest Service personnel will be doing a survey throughout the next two months as part of a drought assessment program designed to get a clearer picture of the mortality rate of trees that died as a result of the 2011 drought. Work crews will go to 700 plots of...