by Web Editor | Aug 9, 2012 | My Take
Story by David Knight, Co-Publisher/Executive Editor The traditional wood fiber supply system in the South, where about 60% of the nation’s total annual timber harvest occurs, is in serious trouble. If it continues on its course the results could be catastrophic for...
by Web Editor | Jun 9, 2012 | My Take
Story by Daniel J. Dructor, Executive Vice President of the American Loggers Council As our industry continues to struggle during a period that can only be defined as a recession, a recent study completed by the Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) helps us to...
by Site Manager | Apr 12, 2012 | My Take
Story by David Knight, Co-Publisher/Executive Editor I don’t read newspapers much anymore, but a few weeks ago a front page article in the Montgomery Advertiser caught my eye. The article addressed log truck traffic in downtown Montgomery, Ala., which happens to be...
by Web Editor | Jan 29, 2012 | My Take
Story by Thomas M. Bonnicksen, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Forest Science at Texas A&M In late June 2011 I was standing in a forest with a few friends on the southern side of Lake Tahoe. It was a cool sunny day and the surrounding snow-capped mountains were...
by Web Editor | Nov 29, 2011 | My Take
Industrial pellets are an interesting study. An article in a recent issue of Scientific American estimated global pellet output in 2010 at more than 11 million metric tons and indicated it would eclipse 12 million metric tons this year. The market is growing rapidly,...
by Web Editor | Nov 28, 2011 | My Take
Story by David Knight, Co-Publisher/Executive Editor As a new year approaches it’s fitting to note some U. S. wood energy projects revealed thus far in 2011 and to update the progress of several previously announced works. German Pellets GmbH will erect its largest...
