American Forest Foundation Press Release The American Forest Foundation (AFF) today announced the release of its updated Standards of Sustainability for Forest Certification under the American Tree Farm System (ATFS).
Canfor Completes Phased Purchase Agreement of Beadles and Balfour Lumber Companies
Canfor Corporation Press Release Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) announced that, further to its news release issued August 1, 2014, the Company has completed the purchase agreement for the operating assets of
UGA Extension, Southern Regional Extension Forestry Create App for Foresters
UGA News Service Press Release Professional foresters have long relied on the 135-page “Service Forester’s Handbook” for on-the-go access to the formulas, facts and figures they need. The pocket-sized weather-resistant
Interfor Buys Four Mills, Raising Bet on U.S. Lumber Production to Hedge Against B.C. Supply Constraints
By Derek Penner, Vancouver Sun Vancouver-based lumber producer Interfor is buying four U.S. sawmills for $95 million, increasing the company’s hedge against looming constraints on the B.C. lumber sector. The
USDA Improves Forest Health by Harvesting Biomass for Energy
USDA Press Release Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that more than 200,000 tons of biomass were removed from federal lands through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). BCAP, reauthorized by
AJC: David Perdue Gets Desired Agriculture Committee Slot
U.S. Senate freshman David Perdue will keep Georgia’s decades-long tradition of holding a slot on the Senate Agriculture Committee, one of five committees Perdue will sit on next year. Senate
Search Committee Named to Seek Dean of UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the position of dean of the
Georgia Forests and Drinking Water Forum Emphasizes Partnership and Collaboration
Sixty-five leaders from the forestry and drinking water sectors gathered in Savannah on Nov. 17 and 18 for the first Georgia Forests and Drinking Water Forum to explore the connections between forests and drinking water and how the two sectors could work together to sustain Georgia’s forest and water resources.
Georgia’s Forests’ Leftovers Becoming A Major Source Of Renewable Energy
After a timber company makes its plywood or paper, there’s leftover sawdust and wood shavings. These leftovers are called woody biomass and in Georgia, they’re becoming a big source of renewable energy.