On Oct. 6, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of
Forest Biomass Role in Meeting Carbon Reduction Targets Unclear Under Administration’s New Clean Power Plan
Seeking to carve out an environmental legacy, the Obama Administration rolled out a major new policy addressing climate change on Aug. 3. However, the role of forest biomass in meeting
Longleaf Documentary to Air in October
Throughout the month of October, public television stations will air a new documentary about longleaf pine and longleaf pine ecosystems entitled Secrets of the Longleaf Pine. From the Emmy Award
New Energy Code Legislation Proves Beneficial for Forest Product Industry
Recently, the House Energy & Commerce Committee included language that promotes product neutrality in building energy codes within the “North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015” (H.R. 8)
Plum Creek’s Rick Holley Wins SFI President’s Award for Leadership
Rick Holley, Chief Executive Officer of Plum Creek Timber Company, has won the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) President’s Award, for consistently showing leadership on behalf of working forests that support
Georgia Sen. Ross Tolleson Announces Retirement, Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Longtime state Sen. Ross Tolleson, R-Perry, will retire from the Georgia Legislature as he announced Tuesday he has been diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimer’s. Tolleson, the 59-year-old chairman of
Wood Supply Research Institute Seeks New Executive Director
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