Aug 14, 2017 | News, News/PR
A Canadian paper goods company said Wednesday it will build a new $400 million tissue plant in Macon. Irving Consumer Products, maker of Scotties tissues, Majesta toilet paper and a number of store-branded paper products, plans to hire 200 at the new complex....
Aug 11, 2017 | News, News/PR
On Nov. 28, 2016, the unthinkable happened. A human-set wildfire on a remote, rocky mountain called Chimney Top in Great Smoky Mountains National Park began what can only be described as an unprecedented northward race that lasted several hours but covered 5.5 miles,...
Aug 9, 2017 | News, News/PR
From: Southern Loggin’ Times Editors In a move designed to raise the bar on professionalism and build a standalone marketing brand, leaders of the American Loggers Council (ALC) in late July voted to invest in the reinvigoration of its Master Logger...
Aug 7, 2017 | News, News/PR
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry and Huber Engineered Woods LLC (HEW) are teaming up to initiate the Trees for Tennessee Seedling Program. The program aims to provide an avenue for the establishment of as many as 1 million pine seedlings on...
Aug 4, 2017 | News, News/PR
Drivers on N.C. 211 in Brunswick County should not be surprised in the coming weeks to see logging at The Nature Conservancy’s Green Swamp Preserve. The Nature Conservancy is beginning a multi-year project to restore its Green Swamp Preserve north of Supply. The end...
Aug 2, 2017 | News, News/PR
It is possible to “have your cake and eat it too,” at least when it comes to retaining healthy, well-managed forests. So says a groundbreaking study by Charlotte-based Forest2Market in its just released review of forestland across the southern U.S. from 1953-2015 –...