May 9, 2016 | News, News/PR
Arson fires burn thousands of acres of wildlands in Georgia every year. The Georgia Forestry Commission trained their rangers Thursday on how to tell if a wildfire is arson. “With the smoke blowing, with the high winds we’re having today, the flame moves...
May 2, 2016 | News, News/PR
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe Monday announced new export sales of Virginia forest products to Germany during a trade and marketing mission to several European countries this week. The relationship between Kenbridge-based America Bluesky Lumber Industry LLC and...
Apr 27, 2016 | News, News/PR
China-based Sun Paper has chosen Arkansas as the site of its first bio-products mill in North America, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday. The $1 billion investment for a plant in Arkadelphia is expected to create 250 new jobs, Hutchinson’s office said in a news...
Apr 25, 2016 | News, News/PR
Georgia-Pacific officials announced last week that the Crossett plywood mill is being closed permanently. On April 7, the company announced that the Crossett plywood facility and another in Talladega, Ala. were both being permanently closed. Georgia-Pacific Crossett...
Apr 22, 2016 | News, News/PR
F&W Forestry Services, Inc., one of the oldest and largest forest management and consulting firms in the U.S., announced recently that it has acquired London-based O.C.S. Group Ltd.’s forestry and land subsidiaries. The acquisition includes three companies with...
Apr 20, 2016 | News, News/PR
Texas A&M Forest Service is accepting applications for the 2016 Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program. Through this cost-share program eligible forest landowners can receive financial and technical assistance related to reducing the threat of future SPB...
