Jan 18, 2016 | News, News/PR
OSHA has issued two willful, 11 serious and three other-than-serious violations to A and S Tree Service as part of a local emphasis program in Charleston, W.Va., focused on logging. In 2015, 27 percent of all work-related fatalities in West Virginia occurred in...
Jan 15, 2016 | News, News/PR
Ensuring the sustainability of the world’s forests in these times of rapid environmental, economic, social, and political change presents considerable challenges. In particular, rapid and unprecedented change portends a future where many of the principles and...
Jan 13, 2016 | News, News/PR
Funds are now available for forest landowners near the Sam Houston National Forest through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership. This partnership between USDA Forest Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Texas A&M Forest Service looks...
Jan 8, 2016 | News, News/PR
There are few things Democrats and Republicans in Washington can agree upon. One is that the western wildfire problem has gotten out of control. From the overwhelming firefighting costs to the amount of acres at high fire risk due to challenges of drought, insects and...
Jan 6, 2016 | News, News/PR
Boise Cascade will purchase two southern engineered lumber facilities. The Boise-based company will purchase the facilities from Georgia-Pacific for $215 million. The facilities are located in Thorsby, Ala. and Roxboro, N.C. The acquisition is expected to be completed...
Dec 29, 2015 | News, News/PR
Swiss Krono Group, one of the world’s leading producers of engineered wood products, and its American subsidiary, KronotexUSA Holdings, Inc., recently announced the expansion of its existing operations in Barnwell County. The company is investing $230 million to build...
