by Jacqlyn Kirkland | Jul 7, 2020 | News
All 15 of Tennessee’s state forests are now certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Management Standard. The Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture’s Div. of Forestry recently announced that all state forests—covering 168,359 acres—passed the third-party...
by Web Editor | Mar 22, 2017 | News, News/PR
From: Timber Harvesting Editors The Westervelt Company named Brian Luoma as President and CEO, succeeding Mike Case, who announced his retirement after more than 32 years with the company. Luoma will oversee Westervelt Lumber, Westervelt Renewable Energy, Westervelt...
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 23, 2017 | News, News/PR
Nearly $1 million in federal grants and access to the Department of Energy’s largest research center will help Maine’s $8.5 billion forest products industry determine its future as paper usage declines, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced...
by Web Editor | Nov 21, 2016 | News, News/PR
In response to heavy drought conditions in the Southeast region of the country, the Oregon Department of Forestry announced Thursday that an ODF Incident Management Team will be deployed Monday to the Party Rock Fire in North Carolina. Since Nov. 5, ODF has deployed...
