Concern for Future of Pineville Forestry Research Center After Unit Moves

By Steven Maxwell, KALB-TV, Alexandria

RAPIDES PARISH - There’s concern over Pineville’s Forest Research Station after the U.S. Forest Service decided to move one of the research units to Alabama. “We are a little selfish that we like to see it close to home," said Buck Vandersteen, Executive Director with the Louisiana Forestry Association. "We were surprised, really surprised and disappointed."