Komatsu Purchases TimberPro

Feb 22, 2019 | News

Komatsu America Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire TimberPro, Inc. Established in 2002, TimberPro is a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of purpose-built forest machines and attachments, offering tracked feller-bunchers and harvesters, forwarders, wheeled...

Study Leads to Three Wins for the Environment

Feb 18, 2019 | News

Over the past two years, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) have been modeling to understand the costs and benefits of thinning forests and the potential for improving...

NC Groups Partner With “Home For The Holidays” To Help First Responders, Vets Affected By Hurricane Florence

Dec 12, 2018 | News, News/PR

When Hurricane Florence slammed into North Carolina on September 14, 2018, as a category 1 rainmaker, it was clear that damage to the already rain-soaked state would be immense. As the state continues the recovery process, two groups – the Carolina Loggers...

FRA: Labor Challenges On Everyone’s Mind

Dec 10, 2018 | News, News/PR

From: Eric Kingsley at the Forest Resources Association (FRA) Using my social media accounts on Twitter and LinkedIn, as well as an email to about 30 contacts in the forest industry I know and trust, I’m doing some work on trends in the forest industry and decided to...

WSRI Completes National Study On Certified Master Logger Programs

Dec 5, 2018 | News, News/PR

The nonprofit Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) has completed a six-month national study on the value of Certified Master Logger Programs, finding they have real worth to loggers and forest industry stakeholders, but face challenges achieving the recognition with...

Alabama’s Westervelt Co. Announces New SYP Sawmill

Nov 29, 2018 | News, News/PR

The Westervelt Co. on Tuesday announced the construction of a new lumber mill in Thomasville that will create 125 jobs. The Tuscaloosa-based company said in a news release that the Thomasville facility will produce around 250 million board feet of Southern yellow pine...