6 May 2022
@ms_forestry appreciated talking about transportation with @SenHydeSmith today while she toured Vicksburg Forest Products. #ruraleconomy #workingforestswork #jobs #mfa
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24 Feb 2022
In a discussion with a vertically integrated wood products manufacturing member yesterday I learned they planted 1 million seedlings last year. Not because of any "buy a widget, we'll plant a tree" gimmicks, but because their business is predicated on it. #workingforestswork
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11 May 2021
NEW BLOG! Today's entry comes from SC State Forester & Southern Group Chair, Scott Phillips, who shares insights on forest sustainability & forest certification programs in the South. Read: bit.ly/3o6ySQp
#SouthernForests
#WorkingForestsWork
@ForestryCommish
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Protecting water is an essential process of #SouthernForests. It is vital that partners in the SE collaborate to ensure we are #KeepingForestsAsForests to protect the future of our drinking water. #WorkingForestsWork #NationalDrinkingWaterWeek
Full vid: bit.ly/3gZvBAS
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“The best way to assure that our drinking water is safe is to protect it at the source – Healthy forests create cleaner source water… making sure we have safe drinking water.” #NationalDrinkingWaterWeek, #SouthernForests #WorkingForestsWork. Full video: bit.ly/3aTkhme
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It's #NationalDrinkingWaterWeek! #DYK tree roots anchor soils & sediment from surface water, naturally filtering away pollutants from a main source of drinking water. #KeepingForestsAsForests preserves water quality. #SouthernForests, #WorkingForestsWork.
bit.ly/3vwwftN
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28 Apr 2021
Recent study of bees in #SouthernForests detected no significant differences in diversity/abundance of bees between undisturbed tracts of old-growth forest & 2nd-growth forests w/history of logging. #WorkingForestsWork for #pollinators!
bit.ly/3eqTIWg
#WildlifeWednesday
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23 Apr 2021
In their recent #ForestActionPlan update, @MSForestryComm noted that forests provide countless environmental benefits while contributing $13.1 billion to #Mississippi's economy annually - timber among top 3 ag crops in the state. ow.ly/FhF050EvoT4
#WorkingForestsWork
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4 May 2020
“Concerns about wood pellet production causing deforestation in the Southeast US may reflect a lack of understanding of land ownership and management dynamics.” #workingforestswork
4 May 2020
“Scientific studies provide #evidence that wood pellets in the Southeast US are a tiny fraction of total forestry operations (less than 5% of total removals) and can be produced while maintaining or improving #forest ecosystem services.”
Good read⬇️
euractiv.com/section/biomass…
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10 Feb 2020
Excellent choice by the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities to appoint Pete Madden as its next president. #renewablebiomass #workingforestswork
usendowment.org/endowment-we…
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10 May 2019
“While wood energy is helping the world reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, it’s also contributing to the health and sustainability of the working forests where it is sourced” @RepBuddyCarter #workingforestswork
10 May 2019
“Wood energy helps ensure the United States maintains healthy forests, supports a transition to renewable energy and creates jobs. To me, that’s a winning combination.” @RepBuddyCarter
#RenewableEnergy #Biomass #Forestproud
morningconsult.com/opinions/…
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5 May 2019
Great illustration of why working forests are so important. #workingforestswork
Millions of acres of @forestservice lands are unnaturally dense and in need of thinning. And in places such as California, the resulting catastrophic #wildfires are turning our national forests into a #carbon source.
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18 Apr 2019
Tom Johnson, President of Eastern Shore Forest Products, is speaking to Trinity-Neches Forest Landowners this morning about the wood requirements for their mill in Crockett. #workingforestswork
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21 Mar 2019
Happy International Forests Day! I am proud to be part of the forest products industry -- meeting the needs of humanity while storing carbon in the process. #workingforestswork
21 Mar 2019
As we recognize the importance of forests today globally, we celebrate the example of Southeastern U.S. forests – among the most sustainable and productive in the world.
#IntlForestDay #ForestProud
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21 Mar 2019
SE US forests are among the most sustainable and productive in the world. #IntForestDay #forestsmakelivesbetter #workingforestswork
21 Mar 2019
As we recognize the importance of forests today globally, we celebrate the example of Southeastern U.S. forests – among the most sustainable and productive in the world.
#IntlForestDay #ForestProud
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14 Mar 2019
It’s very simple...If you want more forests use more wood. Great insight from Congressman Bruce Westerman of Arkansas who is the only licensed forester in Congress. #workingforestswork #bioenergy
14 Mar 2019
Hot off the presses! Read all about my ideas for sustainable working forests 🌳thehill.com/blogs/congress-b…
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13 Mar 2019
Largest carbon dioxide sink in renewable forests. Renewable forests=working forests #workingforestswork
bit.ly/2u3Bl2T via @KITKarlsruhe @EurekAlert
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9 Mar 2019
Fantastic from Forest2Market "Feedstock Sourcing for Project Success: US South Advantages @BiomassMagazine biomassmagazine.com/articles…"
One conclusion: "We found that contrary to assumptions, increased demand had driven increased inventory, not the opposite" #workingforestswork
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6 Mar 2019
Leaders of tomorrow learning about environmental conservation today! #forestmanagement #sustainability #workingforestswork
6 Mar 2019
@TXForestService Conroe District Urban #Foresters & Biologist conducting mini-#Envirothon morning sessions with Conroe ISD high school teams in prep for state competition. Field trials held at Jones State Forest afternoon. @wildfiretoday @SGSF_Forests @foresters @TexasEnvirothon
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