by Associated Press Published: July 9,2012
Tags: agriculture, beetle, forest, forester, forestry, habitat, insect, lumber, pest, timber, tree, wood
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI — Southern pine beetle populations are on the rise in southwest Mississippi, and foresters are warning of a potential outbreak and urging landowners to be on the lookout for the tree-killing pests. The Mississippi Forestry Commission says populations of the borer beetles that attack and kill live trees are increasing in the area [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 25,2012
Tags: agriculture, expand, expansion, facility, forest, forestry, lumber, manufacture, manufacturer, manufacturing, mill, plant, stimulus, timber
CORINTH — Timber Products Company, manufacturer of various wood products, is expanding operations at its hardwood plywood facility in Corinth by adding a clear ultraviolet plywood finishing process at the plant. The project represents a company investment of $350,000 and will create up to four new jobs and help retain the company’s 50 current employees, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 21,2012
Tags: agriculture, appeal, bench, court, decision, fire, fired, firing, forest, forester, forestry, judge, judicial, judiciary, log, logger, logging, lumber, ruling, terminate, termination, timber, tree, wood
FRANKLIN COUNTY — The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld the firing of a Franklin County forester who opposed a logging plan pushed by the state. The decision overturned a 2010 order by Franklin County judge who found the Mississippi Forestry Commission’s firing of Stephen Oglesby was wrong. According to court records, Oglesby was at [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 30,2012
Tags: agriculture, colleges, education, environment, forestry, forests, habitat, higher education, military, military base, military training, timber, timberlands, trees, universities
FORREST COUNTY — A 352-acre tract of Forrest County timberland is now part of Mississippi State University’s Bulldog Forest program and the state’s only Army Compatible Use Buffer-designated property. Known as the Davis and Ann Mortensen Forest, the area is located in proximity to Camp Shelby, and is a joint project between MSU, MSU Foundation, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 10,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, environment, federal agency, federal government, foresters, forestry, forests, habitat, hurricanes, lumber, natural disaster, pines, reforestation, severe weather, timber, trees, tropical weather, Weather, wildlife, wood
SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI — A long-term, federal initiative aimed at more than doubling the size of longleaf pine forests in the Southeast could have an estimated $300 million economic impact in the Mississippi Pine Belt. In February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 20 restoration projects had been programmed for 2012, including a $2.7 million [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 13,2012
Tags: disaster, disaster recovery, environment, federal government, forests, hurricanes, lumber, natural disaster, nonprofits, timber, trees, wood
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — The federal government and a nonprofit organization are working to help private landowners restore stands of oaks, cypress and other hardwoods ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina killed or severely damaged about 320 million trees in less than 24 hours when it swept through Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama in August 2005, according [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 10,2012
Tags: blaze, disaster, fire, forestry, lumber, manufacturing, plant, timber, trees, wood
GLOSTER — A fire has destroyed the former Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Gloster. The Natchez Democrat reports fire units from several counties and Louisiana responded to the fire. Amite County fire coordinator Sam Walsh says the plant was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. There were no injuries because workers had already left. The mill [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2012
Tags: cleanup, environment, federal government, foresters, forestry, lumber, manufacturing, timber, trees, wood
LAMAR COUNTY — The Environmental Protection Agency has started the cleanup of the Davis Timber Superfund site in Lamar County and the length of the project and cost could turn out to be less than expected. The Hattiesburg American reports EPA official Scott Martin from Atlanta has told supervisors that a November survey of the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2012
Tags: courts, employment, firing, forestry, forests, lumber, state government, timber, trees, wood
FRANKLIN COUNTY — The Mississippi Forestry Commission has appealed a judge’s ruling that it wrongly fired a Franklin County forester who opposed logging plan pushed by the state. The state Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in the case on Jan. 18. A Franklin County judge ruled for Stephen Oglesby in 2010. According to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 28,2011
Tags: agriculture, commodities, construction, economy, farmers, farms, forest products, forestry, forests, growers, homes, houses, producers, timber
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Timber industry observers say low national home construction levels and relatively dry weather resulted in a slightly lower year-end value for Mississippi forest products. However, at an estimated $1.04 billion, the year-end value of the forest products fell less than 1 percent from last year. James Henderson, assistant Extension Service professor of [...] [...]
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