News in timber

As of Tuesday, September 3rd, 51 large active wildfires are being managed with full suppression strategies nationwide. Current fires have burned 1,777,297 acres.

The new AAC is 117,500 cubic meters. This is a reduction from the previous AAC, while remaining well above the average annual harvest level since the last AAC determination.

About 280 blazes remain active across the province with 15%—or just over 40—of those fires classified as burning out of control, The Canadian Press reported.

A destructive insect capable of devastating timber harvests is at “epidemic” level in Alabama, with the state’s forest management agency saying the problem is the worst it’s been in more than 20 years, AL.com reported.

As of Monday, 54 large active wildfires are being managed with full suppression strategies nationwide. Current wildfires have burned 2,061,572 acres.

Georgia lawmakers are looking for ways to boost the state’s struggling forest industry, Capitol Beat News Service reported.

The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced a joint investment of more than C$40 million to plant up to 21 million trees by 2031 on private and public lands in Nova Scotia.

As of Monday, 62 large active wildfires are being managed with full suppression strategies nationwide. Current fires have burned 2,237,578 acres.

Two Michigan forestry companies, Green Timber Consulting Foresters and Grossman Forestry Company, announced that they are merging.

As of August 12th, 78 large wildfires are being managed with full suppression strategies. Current fires have burned 2,404,053 acres.