For more than a century, the designers of tall buildings have used mostly concrete and steel. But advances in structural engineering have sparked new interest among architects in one of
Science Magazine: Would You Like to Live in a Wooden Skyscraper?
A Douglas fir tree is a marvel of natural engineering. The trunk, made mostly of slender dead cells each a few millimeters long, can reach heights of 100 meters. It’s
Six Major Federal Policies Impacting Georgia’s Forests
Congress reconvened on Sept. 6 following a seven-week summer recess, and the House and Senate are set to be in session for the rest of the month until pre-election. The majority
New Hybrid Sweetgum Trees Could Boost Paper, Bioenergy Production
Sweetgum trees thrive under diverse conditions, grow as fast as pine trees and provide the type of fiber needed for specialty papers-and they’ve long been desired by paper and bioenergy
Check out what you missed at the 2016 Annual Conference & Forestry Expo
The 2016 Annual Conference & Forestry Expo held on July 23-25 on Jekyll Island, was the most well attended conference in the Association’s recent history with more than 500 attendees
Buckelew Farm Named 2016 Georgia Tree Farm of the Year
The Georgia Tree Farm Program is proud to announce Buckelew Farm, a 1,554-acre tree farm owned by Jim and Jane Adams near Macon, as the 2016 Georgia Tree Farm of
House Passes Appropriations Bill with Favorable “Carbon Neutrality” Terms
On July 14, the House of Representatives passed, on a vote of 231 to 196, the Fiscal Year 17 Interior Appropriations Bill (HR 5538), including terms FRA supports preventing EPA
House Labor-Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Favorable H-2B Provisions
On July 7, the House Labor, Health and Human Services Subcommittee approved its Fyscal Year 2017 funding bill, including favorable provisions affecting the H-2B visa program, on which reforestation contractors
New Reports Reinforce the Value of Sustainably Managed Private Working Forests
The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) today released two new reports confirming the ongoing relationship between strong markets for wood products and sustainable forestry in the U.S. “The reports