Mar 9, 2015 | News, News/PR
Some of the oldest trees in North Carolina have been here for more than 400 years. The North Carolina Forest Service that tends them isn’t quite so old, but it’s getting up there — 2015 marks its centennial. “It’s a really exciting time for us,” said Tom James,...
Mar 6, 2015 | News, News/PR
Over the past decade, U.S. Forest Service researchers have been working with university cooperators to find some way to slow down or stop the relentless spread of cogongrass. This last fall, Auburn University researchers reported results that demonstrate, for the...
Mar 4, 2015 | News, News/PR
Georgetown County is one step closer to creating a joint county industrial park to accommodate an expansion by Simpson Lumber Co., which currently has a mill in Georgetown. On second reading, County Council passed an ordinance to create the joint county industrial...
Mar 2, 2015 | News, News/PR
A new U.S. Forest Service report provides updated national estimates of forest area, growth, mortality rate, and other information, including timber products output. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) scientist Sonja Oswalt coordinated the assessment....
Feb 27, 2015 | News, News/PR
Hundreds of Aggies are once again heading to Bastrop State Park to help replenish trees lost during the devastating 2011 wildfire season—which destroyed an estimated 96 percent of the park. Approximately 550 Texas A&M University students, who are part of Aggie...
Feb 25, 2015 | News, News/PR
Officials with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry say the emerald ash borer (EAB), a severe insect pest of ash trees, has been confirmed in Webster Parish making Louisiana the 25th state to confirm the presence of this beetle. Experts say the EAB is...
