Armed with teeth, horns and cloven hooves, a herd of heroes has raced to Clemson University’s rescue, bravely confronting marauding invaders who have held a creek hostage for decades. Dozens
Paper and Packaging Industry Joins Together to Launch National Consumer Campaign
The Paper & Packaging “How Life Unfolds” consumer campaign launches July 8 with a $20M investment in paid and earned media between July and December funding this cross-platform campaign designed
UGA Research Links Prescribed Burning to Reduced Tick Populations
In the spring, summer and early fall months, lone star ticks, the most common type of tick in Georgia, spike in activity and may transmit pathogens that could cause disease
State Forestry Association Announces Andres Villegas as Next President
At the Georgia Forestry Association’s Annual Conference and Forestry Expo on Jekyll Island today, Chairman Joe Parsons of Graphic Packaging International announced Andres Villegas as the next president of the
Georgia Ports Authority: New Inland Terminal to Open in 2018
On June 28, Gov. Nathan Deal, the Georgia Ports Authority, Murray County and CSX Transportation signed a Memorandum of Agreement, establishing the Appalachian Regional Port in Chatsworth, Ga. Its service
Fire Destroys Two Pellet Facilities at Port of Brunswick
Fire destroyed two wood pellet facilities on Saturday, July 11, at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Marine Ports Terminal in Brunswick. No injuries were reported from the incident. The fire took
Beasley Forest Products Buying Two Macon Companies
Beasley Forest Products in Hazlehurst has agreed to buy BLC Hardwood Flooring and Wood Fiber Technologies in Macon. Both of the transactions are expected to close in the next 30
Isakson, Perdue Support Carbon Neutral Biomass in Federal Policy Development
On June 30, Georgia Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue signed on to a strong bipartisan letter with 44 other Senators urging the Obama Administration to recognize forest biomass as
Rumors of Southern Pine Deaths Have Been Exaggerated, UGA Researchers Say
Researchers at the University of Georgia have a message for Southern tree farmers worried about unexplainable pine tree deaths: Don’t panic. A new study published in Forest Ecology and Management