With the Savannah Harbor deepening underway and the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Board approval of $141.8 million in capital improvements, the state’s ports in Savannah and Brunswick continue to experience
Georgia Tree Farm Program Hosts Successful Field Day
More than 80 landowners and forest management professionals attended the Georgia Tree Farm Field Day on May 27 in Jacksonville, Ga. The Georgia Tree Farm Program in collaboration with the
U.S. Housing Starts, Softwood Lumber Production and Pine Sawtimber Prices
Home construction drives baseline wood demand in the United States. Without demand for wood and forest products, timber and timberland values deteriorate. Without wood demand, investments in Star Trek sawmills,
GDOT: Kinder Morgan Can’t Take Land For Palmetto Pipeline
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that it won’t allow Kinder Morgan to seize privately-owned land in order to build the Palmetto Pipeline. GDOT denied the company’s request for
Growing the Market for Softwood Lumber
Nearly a decade ago, after years of conflict, the North American softwood lumber industry came together in a collaborative effort to protect and grow the market for our products. We’ve
Calpers Puts Portion of Timber Holdings Up for Sale
The nation’s large public pension fund is looking to chop its ownership of U.S. timber. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, or Calpers, is seeking buyers for roughly 300,000 acres
GFA Scholarship Recipient Completes Forestry Degree at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
On May 7, Georgia Forestry Association (GFA) 2015 Scholarship recipient Jessica Perry graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Resource Management from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC). Jessica hopes to continue
GFA Welcomes Summer Intern Katlyn LaVelle
The Georgia Forestry Association (GFA) recently welcomed Katlyn LaVelle as the Association’s 2015 summer intern. Katlyn will be responsible for assisting with the planning and implementation of the 2015 Annual Conference &
As Workforce Ages, Timber Industry Finds it Difficult to Recruit Young Loggers
If money grew on trees, loggers would be the richest men on earth. These days, however, they’d be happy just to break even. “Logging is honest-to-God a dying breed,” said