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
The Advocate Newsletter: November, 2014
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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
2013 Capitol Forestry Report Session Wrap Up
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Forestry For Our Future Coloring Book
Learn how working forests make Georgia better with the Forestry For Our Future Coloring Book.
GFA: Georgia’s New Timber Security Law
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Working Forests
Forests make life better. Learn about Georgia’s working forests with Georgia Forestry Association’s publication.