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The Southern United States remains the world’s largest paper producing region. The mills that produce paper products in this 13-state region have a tremendous impact on our forests. Indeed, every year millions of acres of the South’s forests are clearcut to feed the pulp and paper industry. While these Southern mills produce a wide variety…

Chefs, big-city connoisseurs create an increase in demand [ West Virginia ] Demand for ramps from celebrity chefs, avant-garde restaurateurs and avid foodies has some experts worried for the future of the pungent wild leeks grown in the hills of Appalachia. “[Ramps are] becoming harder to find in many areas because they’ve become so popular…

[ Canada ] Governments and all industry sectors in Canada must quickly “re-tool” to deal with climate change, says the Forest Products Association of Canada. Avrim Lazar, the association’ s president, said the forestry industry is already witnessing a manifestation of climate change -a mountain pine beetle epidemic -destroy massive tracts of valuable forest. A…

in a 7-2 vote, the Utilities and Commerce Committee of the California General Assembly approved a bill that would prohibit sales of the grossly inefficent incandescent lighghtbulb statring in 2012. Incandescent bulbs are terribly inefficient because most of the energy they use produces heat, rather than light. According to the bill’s sponsor, Lloyd Levine, “switching…

Southern Region Council on Forest Engineering Meeting/In-Woods Expo April 26-28, Hot Springs, Arkansas, contact Tom Gallagher, Auburn University, 334-844-1095, tgallagher@auburn.edu, News notes are courtesy of Southern Forests Network News Notes www.southernsustainableforests.org

Hi everyone, My name is Elma Dostovic and I am a freshman at Appalachian State University. I first found out about Appalachian Voices when I was looking for an organization to volunteer with for a class assignment. However, when I came here and learned about what is going on and when I learned the facts…

[ Oregon ] A new study of forest lands that burned in the 1990s in northern California and southwestern Oregon has concluded there is a “fair to excellent” chance that an adequate level of conifers will regenerate naturally, in sites that had no manual planting or other forest management. The authors said in their report…

[ Georgia ] Tree farmers must work just as fast as the wildfires racing across Southeast Georgia if they are to have any hope of salvaging timber burned by the massive infernos. “The hotter the fire, the shorter the time you’ve got to get it to the mill,” said Joe Hopkins, a fourth generation tree…

[Washington] Chevron Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company today announced a letter of intent (LOI) to jointly assess the feasibility of commercializing the production of biofuels from cellulose-based sources. The companies will focus on researching and developing technology that can transform wood fiber and other nonfood sources of cellulose into economical, clean-burning biofuels for cars and trucks.…