by Web Editor | Mar 20, 2017 | News, News/PR
Considered one of the biggest causes of economic loss in forestry in the southeastern U.S., the southern pine beetle is a real threat to the region’s wood products industry. This year’s concerns stem from a record-setting drought in the area, which caused many...
by Web Editor | Jan 17, 2014 | News, News/PR
If you’re looking for something positive about the deep freeze that gripped New Jersey last week, it could be a slowing of the southern pine beetle infestation. But foresters caution that cold weather is only part of the equation. “If you have sustained cold, it will...
by Web Editor | Dec 9, 2013 | News, News/PR
Deep in the woods, the whine of chain saws pierced the fall air, and Steve Garcia shouted a warning to fellow loggers as a 40-foot pitch pine crashed to the ground. He was chopping down trees to save the forest as part of New Jersey’s effort to beat back an invasion...