by Web Editor | Nov 20, 2017 | News, News/PR
The West Virginia Legislature may be gearing up to take another shot at moving the state Division of Forestry. Lawmakers tried earlier this year to transfer the division from control of the Department of Commerce to the Department of Agriculture, but the move did not...
by Web Editor | Jun 26, 2015 | News, News/PR
Fewer logs are leaving West Coast docks this year, as Asian demand shifts toward other regions because of the stronger U.S. dollar. That could mean fewer hours for longshoremen and logging contractors as timberland owners clamp down on harvests as a result. “The...
by Web Editor | Jul 10, 2013 | News, News/PR
Oregon’s timber harvest reached 3.75 billion board feet in 2012, continuing a recovery from the crash of the housing market and the depths of the recession. In 2009, loggers cut 2.75 billion board feet, but the harvest has increased each year since. The...