Rayonier recently announced it has signed an agreement to acquire approximately 250,000 acres of timberlands located in Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Alabama from Joshua Timberlands LLC and Oklahoma Timber, LLC for $330 million. The acquisition is expected to...
Forest industry colleagues temporarily put their business challenges behind them and converged near Smithfield, North Carolina for the Mid-Atlantic Logging & Biomass Expo October 7-8. Preliminary calculations put the number of participants at approximately 3,000....
A joint investigation by the Butler County Sheriff’s Office and the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) into thefts of timber harvesting equipment and components in six counties has resulted in the arrest of four men and the recovery of some of the property. The AFC...
A major learning opportunity for timberland owners in the south will take place November 1-2 in Tifton, Ga., according to the Georgia Forestry Association (GFA). The GFA, along with numerous other supporting sponsors, will host the Southern Woodland Owners Conference...
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...
