News in timber

The Mississippi Forestry Commission estimates drought conditions in Mississippi have killed 12.5 million trees, The Daily Leader reported.

The New Hampshire Business Review explored the impact of carbon credits on New Hampshire’s forest industry.

Wildfires from 2023 that went dormant over the winter have once again moved above ground, producing visible smoke and smoldering, CBC reported.

The Osoyoos Indian Band and pulp and paper mill Mercer Celgar are collaborating to rethink conventional practices around uneconomical wood fiber, the Times Chronicle reported.

Eastwood Forests has acquired approximately 92,200 acres of forestland in New York, the first property for its Climate Smart Forestry Fund.

According to the BC Wildfire Service, there are 87 wildfires actively burning in the Prince George region, an unusually high number, The Vancouver Sun reported.

Drax has entered into a partnership with Molpus Woodlands that will provide Drax with an option to purchase sustainably sourced woody biomass to fuel its BECCS operations in the US South.

Ontario is investing $9.4 million (CAD) in 14 initiatives to develop the emerging uses of underutilized wood and mill by-products, collectively known as forest biomass.

Exemplary Forestry Management and its partners have launched an investment fund with the acquisition of the 3,000-acre Scammon Ridge Headwaters in Maine.

A combination of a busy 2023 wildfire season, drought, and drier conditions through December have left more than 100 wildfires still burning in BC, The Canadian Press reported.