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Results of Kenai Brown Bear Population Study Released
February 4, 2013
A study conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service has produced the first estimate of brown bear population size on the Kenai Peninsula using local field data. Conducted in June 2010 on the Kenai National...
Wood pellet exports from North America to Europe up over 70% in the 3Q/12
February 4, 2013
Wood pellet exports from North America to Europe were up over 70% in the 3Q/12 year-over-year, reports the North American Wood FiberReview Rapid expansion of wood pellet production in both the US South and British Columbia has dramatically...
APHIS Trade Alert, Stricter Enforcement of EU Phyto Rules
February 4, 2013
NHLA would like to thank the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) for notification of this important Trade Alert. Mike Snow, Executive Director of AHEC, sent this alert out after meeting with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service....
Winter Forest by George Hodan
What will 2013 Bring in the World of Forestry?
January 9, 2013
A friend recently asked me what I thought the New Year would bring to those who own, manage, and care for the nation's forests. I could not help but think of the so-called "misery index," created by economist, Arthur Okun, a Yale...
North American Lumber Prices Forecast to Soar in 2013 and Reach Record Highs in 2014
January 8, 2013
New five-year outlook shows that supply and demand conditions in wood products for the long-awaited ‘super-cycle’ are now taking hold, with the full impact still some 3+ years away With the return of a demand-driven wood...
New Rail Legislation will Support Jobs, Growth, and Prosperity, says Forest Industry
January 8, 2013
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) believes that the new Fair Rail Freight Service Act is moving in the right direction to help shippers retain and create jobs for the benefit of the Canadian economy. The legislation was...
Owatonna, MN Caterpillar Plant to Close, Operations going to Prentice, LaGrange, Ga.
December 12, 2012
Last month, Caterpillar Inc. announced that it would be closing its forest products plant in Owatonna, Minn., and moving operations from the factory to plants in Prentice and LaGrange, Ga. John Carpenter, president of Caterpillar’s Forest...
Forest Industry Remains Committed to Boreal Forest Agreement
December 12, 2012
Member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) remain committed to the promises made to Canadians, rural communities, the environment, and the marketplace under the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) and will...
Hampton Announces Plan to Rebuild Burns Lake Mill
December 5, 2012
Hampton Affiliates Ltd. has confirmed its commitment to rebuilding its Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, British Columbia. An explosion ripped through the mill in January, killing two workers and injuring 19 others. In September, the...
Forest Service seeks Feedback on Commercial Thinning Project
December 4, 2012
Forest Service seeks Feedback on Commercial Thinning ProjectDargon Point Project in Comment Phase of Planning Process The Tongass National Forest is developing a commercial thinning project on Prince of Wales Island and is looking for comments from...
Higher Demand in the US Increases US Lumber Production and Imports
December 4, 2012
Higher lumber demand in the US increased both US lumber production and importation in the 3Q/12, but sawlog prices have remained unchanged since 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The improved housing market in the US the past four...
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Woody Biomass: An idea too big to fail
November 27, 2012
Our rural power company magazine recently ran an interesting chart delineating the fuel mix that generated the area’s power in 2011. Clearwater Power serves about 8,200 member households and is part of the larger Bonneville Power (BPA) grid,...