The American Tree Farm System (ATFS), a program of the American Forest Foundation (AFF), announced on September 20 that 782,489 acres of privately owned Alabama forestlands have been certified by AFTS for their sustainable management practices. The certification of...
Alabama State Forester Linda Casey recently appointed representatives from seven state and federal organizations to a task force to oversee the implementation of Alabama’s Forest Action Plan, Forests at the Crossroads. The group is putting the final touches on...
Federal agents raided Gibson Guitar recently, entering factories and offices in Memphis and Nashville, seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars. It isn’t the first time the government has visited the iconic company. In 2009, federal agents...
Fram Renewable Fuels To Team With Telfair Fram Renewable Fuels has entered into an agreement with Telfair Forest Products (TFP) to build a wood pellet manufacturing facility at TFP’s Lumber City, Ga. location. The facility is expected to produce...
Conference Overview The production of energy from woody biomass can be an important component of a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy security. Biomass represents 79% of independent renewable energy generation in North Carolina...
North Carolina, one of two states in the south with renewable electricity portfolio standards (REPS), is now on a path to create 12.5% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2021. Both wind and solar are limited in the state, so much of this power will need to be...
