Feb 8, 2017 | News, News/PR
Nominations are open for the 71st annual Holiday Lake Forestry Camp, which will be held June 19-24 at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center near Appomattox. This action-packed camp is hosted by the Virginia Department of Forestry, with support and cooperation from other...
Dec 14, 2016 | News, News/PR
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the award of three planning grants from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund. The Commonwealth awarded a total of $64,000 to projects by Floyd County and the New River Valley Regional Commission...
Dec 7, 2016 | News, News/PR
For about 15 years, the state’s most destructive forest insect has been lying low in South Carolina. But damage caused by recent droughts, storms and wildfires raises the specter of a resurgence. Sizable infestations of southern pine beetles have been few and far...
Nov 2, 2016 | News, News/PR
Lumber mill Rock Wood Products will invest $8.75 million to expand its sawmill operation. Creating 12 new jobs, the investment will go toward new machinery and technology – increasing production. Rock Wood Products was formed in 2014 by parent company John Rock Inc.,...
Sep 12, 2016 | News, News/PR
Last week, eight Members of the House Committee on Agriculture and 16 personal and Committee staff attended a forest health briefing organized by the National Association of State Foresters (NASF) and sponsored by Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee Chairman...
