by Working Forest | Feb 7, 2025 | News
Orange TX – Last fall, nearly 500 employees lost their jobs when the International Paper plant in Orange, Texas, shut down unexpectedly. However, there is good news on the horizon as USG Paper, LLC plans to invest $715 million to expand its paper manufacturing...
by Working Forest | Feb 7, 2025 | News
The Georgia Forestry Foundation (GFF), in collaboration with the USDA Forest Service and Wood Works, is organizing a series of meetings across the state to raise awareness and encourage the use of mass timber construction. Mass timber is an innovative engineered wood...
by Working Forest | Feb 5, 2025 | News, Wildfires
Post-fire tree planting has been shown to significantly accelerate forest recovery in burned areas, increasing regrowth rates by 25.7%. This groundbreaking study conducted by researchers at the Ecological Research Institute (ERI) of Northern Arizona University sheds...
by Working Forest | Feb 4, 2025 | Articles, News, Wildfires
After any major disaster, forensic work is an essential part of the response, helping to uncover the truth behind what happened and, ideally, preventing future catastrophes. The recent wildfires that swept through Los Angeles have left behind not just a charred...
by Working Forest | Feb 4, 2025 | News, FEATURED, Finance
In a scene straight out of a classic Mexican standoff, three leaders stand locked in a tense showdown—Trump on one side, Trudeau on another, and Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo holding her ground. The first move is made: Trump threatens a trade war. Instantly, hands hover...
by Working Forest | Feb 4, 2025 | News, Articles
Wildfires are a global phenomenon, yet the Los Angeles (LA) wildfires captured worldwide media attention, while other equally devastating fires, such as those in Canada, the Amazon rainforest, and Indonesia, often receive comparatively limited coverage. The LA...
