by Web Editor | Dec 4, 2015 | News, News/PR
Although the United States leads the world in both production and consumption of forest products, the U.S. share of the global forest products market has declined precipitously since the 1990s. The declines are a result of decreases in U.S. construction and paper...
by Web Editor | Nov 20, 2015 | News, News/PR
Calling it a win-win-win situation, Craig Brown, chairman of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, said a potential biomass processing plant near Paulden could bring 100 jobs to the area. In addition, it could eliminate the necessity for county involvement in fuel...
by Web Editor | Nov 18, 2015 | News, News/PR
As of October, Good Earth Power AZ had thinned 5,142 acres of trees across northern Arizona since it acquired the 300,000-acre Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) phase one contract in 2013. That’s compared to the company’s initial projections that by 2015 it...
by Web Editor | Nov 16, 2015 | News, News/PR
Oregon Expands Streamside No-Logging Zones The Oregon Board of Forestry voted in early November to double the no-logging buffer zone along small- and medium-sized streams in western Oregon in response to a lawsuit that state forestry regulations don’t do enough...
by Web Editor | Nov 9, 2015 | News, News/PR
From: Timber Harvesting Staff Weyerhaeuser Co. and Plum Creek announced a merger that will leave nearly two-thirds majority ownership in Weyerhaeuser shareholder hands. The combined company creates a $23 billion timber REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) with more...
by Web Editor | Nov 4, 2015 | News, News/PR
California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency for the state’s forests, where an estimated 22 million trees have already died. Cal Fire’s chief says this means continuing work that has already happened. What is killing them is a one-two...
