May 5, 2017 | News, News/PR
National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is Saturday, May 6, 2017, and state officials are asking Tennesseans to increase their preparedness for wildfires and take extra precautions to make their homes and communities safer. “Last fall Tennessee experienced...
May 3, 2017 | News, News/PR
South Carolina Forestry Commission officials announced the economic impact of the state’s forestry sector in grand fashion last Wednesday, unveiling a large backdrop depicting the industry’s $21 billion contribution to the state’s economy. The new economic impact...
Apr 24, 2017 | News, News/PR
Editor’s Note: The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, catalyzed a wave of laws to protect the environment and natural resources. Here Thomas Straka, a professor of forest economics and management and former industrial forester, answers questions about the current...
Apr 19, 2017 | News, News/PR
The Goshen Pass Fire has burned about 3000 acres in Rockbridge County since it began one week ago and is now believed to be 80% contained by crews with the Virginia Department of Forestry and the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries. Sixty people are on...
Apr 14, 2017 | News, News/PR
Forestry industry leaders from across South Carolina converged on Clemson University Tuesday for an all-day conference billed as an opportunity to forge collaborations between business and higher education. The Forestry Industry Advisory Conference was hosted by...
Apr 12, 2017 | News, News/PR
Biewer Sawmill-Newton LLC celebrated its new $85 million, state-of-the-art sawmill in Newton with its official opening Tuesday. Company President Tim Biewer, Gov. Phil Bryant and other state and local political representatives were among around 100 people attending a...
