Mar 13, 2017 | News, News/PR
South Carolina Forestry Commission officials are issuing a Red Flag Fire Alert on Friday after more than 50 wildfires burned statewide on Thursday, including a roughly 100-acre blaze in Colleton County. Doug Wood, a commission spokesman, said there were 54 active...
Mar 8, 2017 | News, News/PR
The Collier County brush fire was lighting up the night sky with fierce flames and billowing smoke overnight Tuesday. At least 7,500 acres have been scorched from the fire so far, and it is only 30% contained. According to the Florida Forest Service, winds have died...
Mar 6, 2017 | News, News/PR
TEAM Safe Trucking, a volunteer alliance committed to elevating the safety, performance, and professional level of the forest industry’s transportation sector, is moving forward with its ambitious program. The group consists of key integral facets of the forest...
Mar 3, 2017 | News, News/PR
ForesTree Equipment Trader (FET), the premier online platform for buying and selling quality pre-owned forestry equipment and more, is now partnering with JM Wood Auction Co., the South’s leader in pre-owned forestry equipment auctions and appraisals. JM Wood is...
Mar 1, 2017 | News, News/PR
From beginnings in a sawmill in the woods of Colbert County, McVantage Products has become a diverse international company that has more than wood in its portfolio. McVantage grew from C.L. McKinney’s first sawmill after he returned home from the Korean War in...
Feb 27, 2017 | News, News/PR
With support from his former state Senate colleagues, West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt is pushing a bill that would transfer the Forestry division from the Commerce Department to the agency he oversees — a move that could restore forester jobs...
