Nov 1, 2017 | News, News/PR
While many of us believe we are giving too much of ourselves — our time, mental exertion and personal freedoms — to our jobs, we likely have it better than workers in riskier career fields. In fact, there are several careers that put their workers’ lives in danger...
Oct 30, 2017 | News, News/PR
Potlatch Corp. has announced it has purchased the smaller Deltic Timber in an all-stock deal that will boost its lumber capacity. The transaction will combine the two companies into PotlatchDeltic Corp., which will be traded on Nasdaq as PCH. Potlatch shareholders...
Oct 16, 2017 | News, News/PR
In the past two years, Mississippi’s drought levels have been about on par with California’s. So, before the Forestry Commission sends any firefighters to help out West, they’re making sure everyone’s safe here at home. “Mississippi has a...
Oct 11, 2017 | News, News/PR
Despite nearly one inch of rain and the efforts of 140 firefighters and a helicopter crew, a forest fire began its second week of charring the slopes of North Fork Mountain in the Monongahela National Forest in Grant County on Monday. According to a report released...
Oct 9, 2017 | News, News/PR
South Carolina officials have declared a statewide emergency quarantine of some wood products due the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an invasive insect pest that inhabits and destroys native ash trees. Under the quarantine, Clemson University officials will regulate the...
Oct 6, 2017 | News, News/PR
Architecture and design experts with the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture recently met with timber and forestry experts for a day-long conference intended to examine the feasibility of adopting a new timber technology that produces structural...
