Local forests can support pellet mills
July 23, 2011 — The southern Atlantic Seaboard has the opportunity to be part of a solution for the need for wood pellets in the European Union. Read more…
Free iPhone App Identifies Tree Leaves
May 9, 2011 — A new iPhone app called LeafSnap is a field guide for tech-friendly naturalists. It can identify a tree’s species by analyzing a photograph of its leaf. Read more…
Governor’s budget takes ax to museum
February 21, 2011 — Unless changes are made in the 2011-12 state budget submitted last week by Gov. Beverly Perdue, the North Carolina Museum of Forestry will shut its doors indefinitely on July 1. Last Thursday, museum director Harry Warren learned that his job and the jobs of three other fulltime staff members at the museum will get the ax and that the museum facility will be closed for at least two years. Read more…
Forest products help lead region out of slump
February 15, 2011 — Forest products are helping lead the South out of the recession, and the strongest growth came in the coastal Carolinas where there was a surge in lumber and wood pulp exports. Read more…
Enviva LP Expands into North Carolina
December 20, 2010 — Enviva LP (“Enviva”), a leading manufacturer of processed biomass fuel in the United States and Europe, today announced plans to build a wood-pellet manufacturing facility in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The project will bring 53 jobs to the area and make Enviva the dominant biomass supplier in the mid-Atlantic region. Read more…
Money Does Grow on Trees With These Stocks
November 5, 2010 — As pointed out by CNBC.com's Mark McLaughlin, "From 1987 through 2007, timber delivered an average annual return of 15.8 percent — based on the performance of the NCREIF Timberland Index — compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 while exposing investors to less Read more…
American chestnut tree may reach former heights
October 18, 2010 — Its sweeping canopy inspired poets, and its strong, straight timber shaped the stories of life in rural Appalachia, until the tree itself became the stuff of fiction. It is now more Read more…
Timber: Biological, Boring and Profitable
September 27, 2010 — Besides bonds and CDs, timber has to be just about the most boring investment one could own – boring and profitable. However, boring timber is unique in several aspects. Demand is cyclically generated from housing construction and general economic activity, while supply is priced as a commodity, but is renewable with long replacement cycles. From 1987 to 2009, the NCREIF Timberland Index has generated an average annual return of 14.0% while the S&P 500 has generated a 9.4% annual return. Read more…
Cradle of Forestry in America: 2010 Woodland Steward Series
September 8, 2010 — The Woodland Steward Series is a unique educational opportunity that you cannot afford to miss. It is designed to equip landowners just like you with the tools and resources you need to manage your land and to enrich your experience as a woodland owner. Read more…