The Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) updated forest certification standards provide solutions to some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.
SFI Implementation Committees (SIC) like the Louisiana SIC are key players in implementing the new standards.
Read MoreWhy are trees important?” asked little Johnny of his teacher one day. “Well, let’s see,” replied his teacher, “trees provide us with clean water, air, shade and things like pencils and paper.”
Read MoreLouisiana is pivoting toward green energy, a notable move for a state historically steeped in fossil fuels. But environmental activists are skeptical about whether some options being touted will be the state’s way forward.
Read MoreDo you remember this quote “Not all men are kings, but all kings are men”? Well, entomologists say: “Not all wasps are hornets, but all hornets are wasps.”
Read MoreArbor Renewable Gas LLC, a Houston-based company formed in 2019 that produces renewable gasoline and green hydrogen from wood waste and forest residue, is evaluating West Baton Rouge Parish for a planned $800 million manufacturing and distribution facility employing carbon capture and sequestration emissions-reduction technology.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has reforested 495 acres of agricultural land on the South Bosco Tract of Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area (WMA).
Read MoreTwo seven-day-old red cockaded woodpecker chicks chirp loudly when they hear Cody Austell, U.S. Forest Service wildlife technician, outside the artificial cavity in the longleaf pine tree in Kisatchie National Forest where they are nestled.
Read MoreThe Great Southern Wood Preserving lumber processing company in Mansura recently announced a $22.5 million expansion.
Read MoreAs a high school student in New Orleans, Brittany Benjamin had her sights set on being an English major in college and perhaps becoming a journalist. But when a recruiter invited her to enroll in a summer institute for high school students at Southern University (SU), all that changed.
Read MoreCome spend three days touring the forests of Louisiana! The Louisiana Forestry Educators Tour is taking place May 25-27, 2022 in Pineville, La.
Read MoreA Canadian-based company is making their first investment in Louisiana.
Canfor Southern Pine is the company’s U.S. operation. Canfor is short for Canadian Forest Products.
Read MoreGreat Southern Wood Preserving, the lumber processing company best known for its YellaWood® brand pressure-treated pine, is investing $22.5 million to expand the selection of wood treatments for residential, industrial and marine use produced at its Avoyelles Parish facility. In addition to its residential and marine use products, the expansion will allow the company to target new commercial and industrial markets in Louisiana.
Read MoreUSDA’s Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service signed a Shared Stewardship Agreement with the State of Louisiana at a ceremony in Baton Rouge.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreGovernor 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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