The 2022 Florida Parishes Forestry Forum held in Hammond recently provided local landowners with the latest information on the industry and updates on the recovery from Hurricane Ida.
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Governor John Bel Edwards took part in a signing ceremony Wednesday for a Shared Stewardship Agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the state.
The agreement establishes a framework for federal and state agencies to collaborate more, focus on mutual goals, further common interests and effectively respond to increasing ecological challenges and natural resource concerns, according to the governor’s office.
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A DeRidder couple is relieved after being cleared of charges in late 2019 that accused them of timber theft in Vernon Parish.
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Even through COVID, natural disasters and the economic uncertainty of the past two years, the flow of potential capital investments considered by forest industry investors and clients remained steady.
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The 2022 Florida Parishes Forestry Forum is set for April 1 at the Florida Parishes Arena in Amite.
LSU AgCenter forestry agent Whitney Wallace said the forum, which starts at 9 a.m., is a professional development meeting made up of LSU AgCenter extension specialists and forestry experts excellent in their field.
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The American Forest Foundation (AFF) will hold its second annual Landowner Convention virtually on April 1.
AFF will hold a virtual reception on March 31, featuring Ann Stinson as keynote speaker. Stinson is author of "The Ground at My Feet: Sustaining a Family and a Forest."
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Cyber Security in the Forest Industry: Reducing Risk for You and Your Company is a webinar from the Forest Resources Association (FRA) set for 2 p.m. Thursday, March 17.
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USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Louisiana has extended the signup deadline for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to address damages that affected several parishes in Louisiana as a result of Hurricane Ida that made landfall in August 2021.
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Fans of Louis, Anna and their fledging Kincaid were eager to see Kisatchie National Forest's most famous residents at the new eagle nest viewing area in the Kincaid Recreation Area west of Alexandria.
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Every piece of wood in Adam Doucet's shop has a story. There's the spalted oak recovered from a ditch in Arnaudville, the sinker cypress dug up from along the Atchafalaya Basin and New Orleans sycamore felled by Hurricane Ida.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting the first-ever National Agroforestry Survey. Data collection begins February 1 and concludes April 5, 2022.
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After two years of absence due to the coronavirus pandemic The LSU AgCenter and SW LA Forestry Association will be presenting programs to help forest landowners and professional foresters with managing their forests more profitably.
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"Mother Nature, painted the picture," begins Eric Couvillion. "I get the privilege to frame it. It’s that simple."
Revitalization and repurpose.
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After having to take a hiatus in 2021, the annual Northeast Louisiana Forestry Forum returned this year along with the Ag Expo in West Monroe.
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The Louisiana Forestry Association held their annual Arbor Day tree giveaway early Friday morning at their headquarters on MacArthur Drive. Arbor Day is celebrated on the third Friday in January in Louisiana.
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