For the first time in nearly a decade, timber stumpage (standing trees) prices are up significantly over the past year, with pine and hardwood sawtimber improving markedly, reports the head of one of the nation’s largest forest management firms.
With the unexpected and sharp increase in demand for wood construction materials this past year, lumber producers are hustling to expand capacity, and the U.S. South is receiving the bulk of the growth.
A new program by NCX (formerly SilviaTerra) offers forest landowners of all sizes access to carbon offset markets at no cost to the landowner and no long-term commitment.
The Biden Administration recently unveiled proposed changes they would like to make to U.S. tax laws, including several which would greatly affect forest landowners.
As promised during his campaign, President Biden has focused on climate change since taking office in January, and the role that forests play in capturing carbon from the atmosphere continues to be elevated in discussions around potential solutions to the nation’s environmental challenges.
The annual tree planting survey of F&W managers finds that reforestation activity has held steady or is slightly higher than last season, which mirrors the U.S. Forest Service report that shows tree planting ticking upwards.
A year ago, we were just learning about a new disease known as COVID-19 and were in the thick of businesses and economies shutting down in an attempt to slow the spread.
No one was expecting such a year when it began on Jan. 1, 2020, and much happened that caught everyone off guard, but there were a few positive surprises amid the wild ride, which F&W President Marshall Thomas discusses in the new edition of his company’s newsletter. “Housing starts hit 1.547 million units (annualized) in […]
When Joe Biden takes office in January, one of his top priorities will be climate change, which is likely to have a huge impact on forest policies. On day one, Mr. Biden said he would take steps to have the U.S. rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. He also plans to invest in green infrastructure, buildings, […]
A new international study examining 12 years of data on Southeastern timberlands found that the wood pellet industry has had a net positive effect on American forests. Since the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive went into effect 11 years ago, demand for wood pellets from the U.S. has skyrocketed, with more than a third of the […]