Aug 4, 2014 | News, News/PR
At least one economist and a local timber products manufacturer see a bright future for the Southern forest industry. Lynn Michaelis, president of Strategic Economic Analysis, told participants at the Georgia Forestry Association conference last month that the next 10...
Dec 4, 2013 | News, News/PR
The forestry industry in the United States has shifted from the Pacific Northwest to the South during the past two decades, all thanks to owls. Rich Vlosky, director of the LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, said national forests in the West...
Mar 15, 2013 | News, News/PR
An online tool developed the by U.S. Forest Service quickly reveals the economic impacts of wood-related industries in the states of the South. The South is often referred to as the “wood basket of the Nation,” and wood-related industries contribute to the economies...