Aug 8, 2014 | News, News/PR
Opposition to the proposed sale of Hofmann Forest continues to grow as efforts to highlight potential impacts spread across social media and a lawsuit proceeds in court. A new online petition on MoveOn.org has garnered more than 7,200 signatures since it was created...
Jun 27, 2014 | News, News/PR
The original June 30 closure deadline for the N.C. State University’s $150 million sale of the Hofmann Forest in Onslow and Jones counties now appears very doubtful. Mike Kulikowski, a spokesman for NCSU, said Thursday that, “A closing date has not yet been set,” and...
Apr 4, 2014 | News, News/PR
Two federal agencies are investigating whether the managers of N.C. State University’s massive Hofmann Forest violated the Clean Water Act by illegally draining wetlands. An N.C. State University foundation is in the midst of selling the 79,000-acre forest to a...
Feb 12, 2014 | News, News/PR
Wood is the oldest form of raw material used to generate energy. Yet, the fact that trees have low energy density relative to other fuels and that in its natural state wood is usually one-half water by weight, challenges its competitive value in many places. Results...
Nov 13, 2013 | News, News/PR
A Wake County Superior Court Judge declined Tuesday to temporarily block N.C. State University’s sale of the massive Hofmann Forest in the southeastern part of the state near Jacksonville. The decision is a setback to opponents of the $150 million deal, who fear that...