Oct 29, 2014 | News, News/PR
The Gainesville Renewable Energy Center announced Tuesday it is the first power plant in the country to receive the Forest Stewardship Council’s chain-of-custody certification, affirming that its procedures for buying waste wood fuels conform to the FSC’s standard....
Oct 27, 2014 | News, News/PR
Europe’s increasing emphasis on renewable energy lies behind the announcements this summer that two companies plan to build wood pellet plants in Arkansas, one in Pine Bluff and one in Monticello. Demand for the pellets, which energy-producing companies in Europe use...
Oct 8, 2014 | News, News/PR
Opponents of N.C. State University’s planned sale of the 79,000-acre Hofmann Forest in Onslow and Jones counties still don’t have any indication when the state Court of Appeals will rule on whether the school will have to complete an environmental assessment on the...
Oct 6, 2014 | News, News/PR
Texas A&M Forest Service has completed a new study of the economic contribution provided by Texas forestry and wood-based industries in the state. The report shows that the total economic contributions of the Texas forest sector include $30.3 billion in industry...
Sep 29, 2014 | News, News/PR
Deputies from the Talladega County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Talladega man Monday evening after he fired his rifle at a log skidder. According to Investigator Brett Miller, George Morris Jr., 85, was charged with firing into an occupied vehicle. Miller said a...
Sep 24, 2014 | News, News/PR
Timbervest LLC acquired 13,220 acres of timberland in Georgia, Tennessee and Vermont. The Atlanta-based timber-related asset and investment manager said the land will be part of its $400 million commingled Timbervest Partners III LP investment fund (TVP III). Some...
