Jul 10, 2015 | News, News/PR
Contrary to popular belief that urban encroachment is depleting forests, timberland is actually increasing in Alabama. The state now has a record-high 23 million acres of timber, putting it third in the country behind Georgia and Oregon, according to a new report by...
Jul 8, 2015 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service has approved a grant sought by Kentucky and Tennessee in their effort to protect hemlock trees threatened by an invasive pest, officials from both states said. The hemlock woolly adelgid, an Asian insect that was first found in Virginia in the...
Jul 6, 2015 | News, News/PR
Researchers at the University of Georgia have a message for Southern pine tree farmers worried about unexplainable pine tree deaths: Don’t panic. A new study published in Forest Ecology and Management analyzed growth in thousands of pine tree plots across the...
Jul 2, 2015 | News, News/PR
Preventing wildfires has many benefits. For one Texas A&M Forest Service employee, helping spread the message of wildfire prevention has resulted in receiving a prestigious Smokey Bear Award. Steve Deffibaugh, a seasonal resource specialist for the agency was...
Jun 29, 2015 | News, News/PR
The trees that cover the Mountain State and attract visitors with their colorful visuals in the fall are becoming a sought after commodity again. Spurred on by the recovering housing market in the United States and new export opportunities in foreign countries, the...
Jun 26, 2015 | News, News/PR
Kenneth Hodges, owner of H & M Logging, and his son, Kevin, who owns Ke’Jaeh Logging, reported to Halifax County Industrial Development Authority board members Friday morning the logging industry is alive and well here. During the board’s regular monthly meeting...
