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...
Sep 27, 2017 | News, News/PR
International Paper is investing $300 million in its Riverdale Mill in Selma to help grow its industrial packaging business. The announcement was made Friday at the company’s headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee. “I think it’s pretty exciting in terms of investment in...
Sep 25, 2017 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service has announced that federal and state forest management officials signed a Good Neighbor Authority agreement, a tool to improve forest health, including efforts to suppress the unprecedented southern pine beetle epidemic that includes nearly...