USDA Upping Its Mass Timber Investments

As the soft housing market in the U.S. is impacting the mass timber movement, the Forest Service is stepping in to help. “Mass timber and CLT have been priorities for creating new markets for wood products,” said Brian Brashaw, assistant director of the Wood Innovations Program for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service. “Since […]

Georgia Longleaf Pine Forests Are Coming Back

Thanks to new restoration efforts, decades of decline in forests throughout the southeast are being reversed. A new study from the U.S. Forest Service reports that longleaf pine forests are returning to the region, especially in Georgia. “We’ve reversed this trajectory of decline that’s been going on for several centuries,” said study author Kevin Potter, […]

USDA Grants $15M to Spur Wood Innovation and New Markets

Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded more than $15 million to fund grant proposals to develop and expand the use of wood products, strengthen emerging wood energy markets and protect community forests. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the announcement in Colorado on May 7 while visiting prescribed fire and wildfire recovery areas […]