Texas Berates Federal Government Over Wildfires

Federal support crept slowly into Texas this past summer during the height of wildfires scorching the state, and the federal government felt the wrath of Texas in a congressional hearing recently held at the Texas State Capitol. “A lot of people are very angry with...
Arrests Made, Logging Equipment Recovered In Alabama Theft

Arrests Made, Logging Equipment Recovered In Alabama Theft

Arrests Made, Logging Equipment Recovered In Alabama Theft A joint investigation by the Butler County Sheriff’s Office and the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) into thefts of timber harvesting equipment and components in six counties has resulted in the arrest of...
Mid-Atlantic Expo Draws Big Crowd

Mid-Atlantic Expo Draws Big Crowd

Forest industry colleagues temporarily put their business challenges behind them and converged near Smithfield, North Carolina for the Mid-Atlantic Logging & Biomass Expo October 7-8. Preliminary calculations put the number of participants at approximately 3,000....

Rayonier Set To Acquire 250,000 Acres

Rayonier announced on September 16 it has signed an agreement to acquire approximately 250,000 acres of timberlands located in Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Alabama from Joshua Timberlands LLC and Oklahoma Timber, LLC for $330 million. The acquisition is...
“Heads Up” In Colorado Forests This Fall

“Heads Up” In Colorado Forests This Fall

Hikers, hunters and fall leaf lookers headed to the mountains in Colorado this fall should be aware that huge stands of lodgepole pines in beetle-killed areas are past due to fall at any moment, based on observations from Colorado State Forest Service foresters. Ryan...