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The U.S. wood supply system is the largest and most highly developed in the world, providing the raw material that furnishes our country’s seventh largest industrial sector: forest products. Overregulation threatens this system’s ability to continue to serve both its economic and environmental goals.
Thursday, 16 August 2018 10:03
Grappling with Local Road Hauling Restrictions
by Rick Meyer | FRA Appalachian & Southwide Regions Manager
FRA members occasionally express frustration with the growing trend of local governments (counties, townships, parishes) enacting ordinances that restrict truck weights and require road bonding for timber harvesting operations.
Monday, 06 August 2018 13:50
FRA Lake States Region Fall Meeting Offers Education on Emerging and Current Issues
by Tim O’Hara | FRA Manager, Lake States Region and Policy Communications
Last week, I took a road trip in preparation for the field visits of the Lake States Region Fall meeting. My travels took me through the scenic backroads of northern Wisconsin.
Tuesday, 31 July 2018 14:11
Finding What’s Next for the Forest Industry – Lessons from Maine
by Eric Kingsley | FRA Northeast Region Coordinator
The past decade has seen large-scale change in the Northeast’s forest industry. We have lost several pulp and paper mills, while seeing significant investment in others.