The US National Interagency Fire Center reported on Monday that the total number of large wildfires and complexes currently burning in the US has grown to 69, with more than 1.690,492 acres across 15 different states currently burning. Two large new wildfires have been reported within the past 24 hours.
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Domain Timber Advisors Announces Acquisition of 3,400 Acres of Southeast Timberland
Domain Capital Group, LLC, a private investment management services firm, and its subsidiary, Domain Timber Advisors, LLC, announced the acquisition of nearly 3,400 acres of timberland located in middle Georgia and south Alabama, which will further enhance the company’s Southeast portfolio.
Salvaged Logs From the Caldor Wildfire Arriving in Douglas County, NV, for Processing
The Caldor Wildfire burned 346 square miles between August and October 2021. Nine months later, salvaged logs from the Caldor Fire have begun arriving in Douglas County, and they will soon be processed into finish lumber at a sawmill in northern Douglas County.
Manitoba Government Signing Memorandum of Understanding for Forestry Revenue Sharing With Mosakahiken Cree Nation and Opaskwayak Cree Nation
Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt announced on Tuesday that the Manitoba government is signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Mosakahiken Cree Nation and finalizing another MOU with Opaskwayak Cree Nation.
Port of Wilmington Finally Has a Revamped and Operational Wood Chip Facility
With the opening of Basaga International, the Port of Wilmington, after years of inactivity due to Hurricane Florence’s damage, now has an operating wood chip facility. Basaga shipped its first major shipment in late July and a second and larger shipment is scheduled to depart later this month.
USNR Acquires Timber Automation Company
USNR, a division of Wood Technologies International, announced on Thursday that it had acquired Timber Automation Company, located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. According to USNR’s press release, the combination will add more than 250 employees and 200,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
US National Interagency Fire Center Wildfire Update for August 1, 2022: 4 New Wildfires Reported
The US National Interagency Fire Center reported on Monday that the total number of large wildfires and complexes currently burning in the US has been reduced to 55, with more than 1,580,475 acres across 13 different states currently burning. Four large new wildfires have been reported within the past 24 hours.
BC Government Funding Helps Company Convert Damaged Trees Into Engineered Wood Products
The BC provincial government has made funds available to Deadwood Innovations, a joint venture with the Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation. Deadwood Innovations has received $200,000 (CAD) to support the creation of jobs and accelerate Indigenous participation in the forest sector.
US to Plant More Trees to Offset Impact of Climate Change
As US officials work to counteract the increasing toll on the nation’s forests from wildfires, insects, and other signs of climate change, the Biden administration said the government will plant more than one billion trees across millions of acres of burned and dead woodland in the Western US.
Biden Administration Takes Steps to Reverse Changes to the Endangered Species Act
On Wednesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USF&WS) canceled a policy adopted during the previous administration that weakened its authority to identify lands and waters where declining animal and plants could receive government protection—the latest move to undue changes to the Endangered Species Act.