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Roanoke Forestry News
UAPB Sustainable Forestry Land Retention Program Seeking Participants
July 21, 2020

Carol Sanders | School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences The award-winning University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Sustainable [...]

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Forestry association seeks extra $500M for COVID-19 stimulus package
July 10, 2020

Woodworking Network By Rich Christianson July 08, 2020 WASHINGTON – The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is seeking an [...]

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‘Death And Dirt’ Law To Conservation For Black-Owned Forests: Meet Mavis Gragg
June 17, 2020

WUNC 91.5  North Carolina Public Radio By JOSIE TARIS & ANITA RAO • JUN 15, 2020 Mavis Gragg never thought [...]

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Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project Encourages Veterans to Seek Assistance Available through Farm Bill
June 5, 2020

AHOSKIE, N.C., June 4, 2020—U.S. military veterans seeking assistance to manage woodlands in northeastern North Carolina – whether existing or [...]

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Growing Climate Solutions Act set to be introduced in US Senate
June 4, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mike Braun, R-Ind., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Lindsey Graham, R-S.D., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., will [...]

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Heirs Property Presentation Examines Legal Challenges, Preservation Initiatives and More
May 29, 2020

Heirs Property Presentation from Sam Cook and Mavis Gragg [...]

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Know property lines before harvesting timber, installing buildings, UAPB expert says
May 26, 2020

By Will Hehemann Special to The Commercial Posted May 23, 2020 at 12:01 AM     Landowners should have a copy of a certified property survey [...]

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USDA Announces Details of Direct Assistance to Farmers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
May 19, 2020

(Washington, D.C., May 19, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program [...]

The North Carolina Forest Sector: Forestry and Forest Product Industries. 18.1 million acres of productive forestland. 179,000 family forest ownerships. $33.6 billion total contribution to the state economy. $20.8 billion direct contribution to the state economy.
Roanoke Forestry News
New Infographic from NC State Extension Details Forestry Industry’s Economic Value
May 11, 2020

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Roanoke Forestry News
Sustainable Forestry and Land Retention Project Has Funds to Help Landowners Develop Forest Management Plans
March 19, 2020

AHOSKIE, N.C.—Forest landowners in northeastern North Carolina may be eligible to receive as much as $1,000 to develop forest management [...]