Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the start of construction Monday on a $110 million lumber production facility that will support the creation of nearly 500 new jobs in northwest Louisiana.

Teal Jones Group, an international forestry products company based in Canada, disclosed in December that it was considering Bossier Parish as the site of a new southern yellow pine lumber plant.

A free Forestry 201 for Landowners Workshop will be offered on July 12, 2022, at the Bossier Parish Libraries History Center, in Bossier City, Louisiana, to help landowners manage their forest land during dynamic times. This workshop is hosted by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Trailblazer RC&D.

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.

Why 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.”

Louisiana 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.

Do 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.”

Arbor 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.

The 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).

Two 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.

The Great Southern Wood Preserving lumber processing company in Mansura recently announced a $22.5 million expansion.

Come spend three days touring the forests of Louisiana! The Louisiana Forestry Educators Tour is taking place May 25-27, 2022 in Pineville, La.

A 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.