Jun 16, 2017 | News, News/PR
The 2009 Highway 31 wildfire in Horry County, marked as the most destructive in the state’s history, scorched 20,000 acres of land and destroyed 100 homes in the county. It was accidentally started by a man burning household garbage outside his home. While some...
Jun 13, 2017 | News, News/PR
Hardwood pulpwood prices should remain strong, pine pulpwood may be brighter in the coming decades, but pine saw timber will likely remain static for the foreseeable future, according to predictions for Arkansas’ $6.3 billion forest industry. Matt Pelkki, economist...
Jun 7, 2017 | News, News/PR
An Athens company was one of dozens that directly benefited from the state’s forestry industry in 2016, officials announced recently. Triad Packaging Co. announced it would hire seven employees as part of a $1.456 million expansion of its Durham Drive...
Jun 5, 2017 | News, News/PR
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was in Great Falls Thursday for an “agriculture summit” hosted by Senator Steve Daines. Perdue promised big changes at the U.S. Forest Service, which his department oversees. Former Georgia Governor Sunny Perdue has only been...
Jun 2, 2017 | News, News/PR
A sawmill has reopened in Glenwood nearly seven years after being shuttered, providing an economic boost to a town of 2,500 hard on the banks of the Caddo River and nestled in a valley of the Ouachita Mountains. When word of the mill’s imminent reopening spread...
May 31, 2017 | News, News/PR
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell recently announced over $8.3 million to substantially expand and accelerate wood products and wood energy markets. Federal funds will leverage almost $37 million in matching funds from 36 business, university, nonprofit, and...
