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.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Listing of The Northern Long-Eared Bat
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) recently announced that it is reopening the comment period on its proposal to list the Northern Long-Eared Bat (NLEB) as endangered.
Summit on Forests and Water: Potential Breakthrough Opportunity for Key Forestry Message?
The impact of privately owned forests on the quality and quantity of Georgia’s drinking water is remarkable, and well understood within the forestry community. However, it is unlikely that the state’s citizens and leaders often make the connection between a glass of clean drinking water and Georgia’s forests.
Governor Deal Signs Agreement to Deepen Savannah Harbor
After 15 years of studies, lawsuits and bureaucratic delays, on Oct. 8, state and federal officials signed the final paperwork necessary for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project to begin, ensuring that larger cargo ships arriving via the soon-to-be-expanded Panama Canal can reach the state’s busy port.
EPA Extends WOTUS Comment Period to Nov. 14
On Oct. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would extend the comment period for the second time on the proposed “Waters of the United States” rule. The deadline to submit comments has been extended from Oct. 20 to Nov. 14.
White House Climate Recommendations Put Focus on Forests
The potential for U.S. forests and forest products to mitigate the effects of climate change will play an unprecedented role in a policy agenda announced on Oct. 8 by the
In Focus: Building With Wood
Building With Wood updates.
The Advocate Newsletter: October, 2014
Read October, 2014 issue of the The Advocate Newsletter.
The Macon Telegraph: New law to crack down on timber theft
New Timber Security Law expands the authority of the Georgia Forestry Commission to investigate, issue warrants and make arrests in timber theft cases. Previously the commission only had this authority in arson cases.