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Friday Five: Forestry News for August 25, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting. Here are your top stories for the week: 5 Reasons to Add Rayonier (RYN) Stock to Your Portfolio Now http://www.nasdaq.com/article/5-reasons-to-add-rayonier-ryn-stock-to-your-portfolio-now-cm835703 Southern Pine Beetle infestation impacting AL trees http://www.wsfa.com/story/36195195/southern-pine-beetle-infestation-impacting-al-trees California’s Forests Continue To Die … Read more…

Friday Five: Forestry News for August 18, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting. Here are your top stories for the week: Canadian giant Irving plans paper plant in Georgia, 200 jobs http://www.ajc.com/business/canadian-giant-irving-plans-paper-plant-georgia-200-jobs/WbhnPhUcK67QIdmUHccsPJ/ ‘Stumpboat’ from Georgia tackles Greenwood Lake stumps http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/west-milford/2017/08/11/stumpboat-georgia-tackles-greenwood-lake-stumps/560736001/ Alabama Power, partners continue longleaf pine … Read more…

Friday Five: Forestry News for August 11, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting. Here are your top stories for the week: 5 things to know: 14,000 acres for sale in Brunswick County http://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20170808/5-things-to-know-14000-acres-for-sale-in-brunswick-county ‘Bigfoot’ reportedly spotted in North Carolina forest http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article165801402.html Probe of Timber Trucks Seized … Read more…

Friday Five: Forestry News for August 4, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting. Here are your top stories for the week: West Fraser expands in U.S., acquires Gilman lumber for $430 million http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/canadian-news/west-fraser-expands-us-acquires-gilman-lumber-430-million Study finds that markets are key to retaining southern forests http://www.forestbusinessnetwork.com/72896/study-finds-that-markets-are-key-to-retaining-southern-forests/ Alabama forest … Read more…

Friday Five: Forestry News for July 28, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting. Here are your top stories for the week: Molpus Woodlands Group Announces Offering of 45,850 Acres of Timberland and Real Estate in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and North Carolina http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170724005766/en/Molpus-Woodlands-Group-Announces-Offering-45850-Acres Timber REITs, Like Weyerhaeuser, … Read more…

Friday Five: Forestry News for July 14, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting. This week: Using drones to plant a billion trees; a marijuana grow operation uncovered in a PA forest; an $800K timber yard fire; BC declares state of emergency due to forest fires; and … Read more…

Friday Five: Forestry News for July 7, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting. This week: 1 million+ acres of ag land in Georgia may be owned by foreign investors; Automation comes to the woods; International Beams invests $20 million in Alabama; a new world record is set … Read more…

Friday Five: Forestry News for June 30, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting. This week: an alligator crushed by a tree; a mill expansion in Florida; a billion dollar acquisition; a forest city in China; and an ancient cypress forest in the Gulf of Mexico. The story … Read more…

Friday Five: Forestry News for June 23, 2017

Friday Five is our weekly recap of timber and forestry news for the week, and things we think are cool or interesting. This week: the challenges of biomass in Georgia; a hypothetical look at higher timber taxes in Alabama; the conservation of 13,000+ acres of Weyerhauser land under public review; a £39m timber deal made in error; … Read more…

Friday Five: Forestry News for June 16, 2017

[News] Alaska Forestry Division Fights, Monitors 15 Southwest Fires https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alaska/articles/2017-06-09/alaska-forestry-division-fights-monitors-15-southwest-fires