Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) Executive Director Jim Fendig has announced his intent to retire after the May 4, 2016 WSRI Annual Meeting. The WSRI Board is now seeking applications
Update: Georgia DNR Law Enforcement Division Consolidation, Fall Hunting Seasons
In 2013, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) created a new Law Enforcement Division to consolidate the law enforcement and public safety activities previously performed by various DNR divisions. DNR
Burn Planned at Sandy Creek Nature Center as Forest Management Project Gets Underway
Don’t be alarmed if you see smoking rising from the Sandy Creek Nature Center off Commerce Road in Athens-Clarke County sometime in the next couple of months. A part of
Forest inSight Conference to Focus on Innovations in Forest Management
International Forest Company (IFCO), Dougherty & Dougherty Forestry Services, Inc. (DDFSI) and the Forest Landowners Association (FLA) will be hosting the second annual Forest inSight Conference at the Rainwater Conference
Sabal Trail Pipeline: State DNR Board Votes to Allow Pipeline Easements Along Waterways
The state Department of Natural Resources board voted unanimously Wednesday to approve .27-acre easements along six Southwest Georgia waterways that will allow the Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline to pass
U.S. Tall Wood Building Prize Competition Winners Announced
On Sept. 17, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, in partnership with the Softwood Lumber Board and the Binational Softwood Lumber Council, announced the winners of the U.S. Tall Wood
Board-Snapping Work Shows Pine as Strong as Ever
No one knows for sure why some pine boards are weaker today than they were a decade ago, but it seems modern growing techniques – genetic selection, fertilizing and thinning
Forestry Topics at Georgia Environmental Conference Focus on Drinking Water and Sustainable Building Materials
At this year’s Georgia Environmental Conference, the Georgia Forestry Association hosted two sessions to convey the importance of working forests to drinking water and discuss the utilization of wood as
Barrs Nominated for EPA Science Advisory Board Committee
Bleckley County Tree Farmer and Georgia Forestry Association member Earl Barrs has been nominated to serve on the Agriculture Committee of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB). According