Sep 22, 2014 | News, News/PR
The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced that Georgia State Forester Robert Farris and the Georgia Forestry Commission are the 2014 recipients of the Sustained Excellence Award. The award is presented each year by AFF to a state forestry agency partner who has...
Sep 15, 2014 | News, News/PR
The American Loggers Council and the Forest Resources Association are working together on a project to help men and women considering a career in logging to understand what logging work is like and to link them with the connections they need to find employment. A...
Sep 12, 2014 | News, News/PR
Texas A&M Forest Service (TFS) expects to release more than $43 million in remaining appropriated fire suppression funds back to the State of Texas this fall. The 83rd Texas Legislature appropriated $161 million to pay wildfire suppression costs incurred during...
Sep 8, 2014 | News, News/PR
Forest management is a necessity for wildfire protection and habitat conservation, says A.J. Brigance, the new Poteau/Cold Springs District Ranger of the Ouachita National Forest in Scott and Logan counties. Having grown up on a dairy farm in the Tate community near...
Sep 5, 2014 | News, News/PR
Transylvania County in North Carolina is currently engaged in intensive internal debate about the role of biomass in their future. The current state of affairs began last year when Renewable Developers, a New York based LLC, proposed the construction of a biomass...
Sep 3, 2014 | News, News/PR
Clemson University launched its Wood Utilization and Design Institute to test and market sustainable, wood-based materials for use in commercial construction, a market dominated by steel and concrete. The program will use the university’s assets in forestry,...
