NC Timber Price Report provides state-wide average prices for standing timber (stumpage) for pine, oak, and mixed hardwood sawtimber, pine chip-n-saw, and pine and hardwood pulpwood. To review the report visit NC Timber Price Report. For more information on selling timber check out these resources.
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NC Timber Price Report provides state-wide average prices for standing timber (stumpage) for pine, oak, and mixed hardwood sawtimber, pine chip-n-saw, and pine and hardwood pulpwood. To review the report visit NC Timber Price Report. For more information on selling timber check out these resources.
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Federal, state and local partners, including the NC State College of Natural Resources and NC State Extension Forestry, have joined efforts to protect North Carolina’s working farmland and forests, military training grounds, and natural resources and habitat. As part of the North Carolina Sentinel Landscapes Partnership, 33 eastern and Sandhills counties in North Carolina were designated as Sentinel Landscape.
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Project Learning Tree ® (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program for educators and students in PreK-grade 12. PLT is a program of the American Forest Foundation. It is one of the most widely used environmental education programs in the United States and abroad, and continues to set the standard for environmental education excellence. In North Carolina, PLT is sponsored by NC Cooperative Extension Service, the NC Forestry Association, and the NC Forest Service. Learn more about this exceptional youth program.
READ THE REST »The United States Department of Agriculture Disaster Resource Center offers information to help farmers prepare for disasters. From drought to Avian Influenza, and food safety to wildfire, the USDA Disaster Resource Center covers a MORE » – from 
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Shorter days and the emergence of pumpkin spice everything are sure signals that we\'re entering the fall. In fact, meteorological fall began on …
– from the State Climate Office of NC blogThese memories from Hurricane Fran along the coast come from news articles written after the storm. North Carolina\'s coast bore the brunt of …
– from the State Climate Office of NC blog
It’s not too late to make final preparations to protect yourself and your property from whatever Hurricane Hermine might bring, but you need to act now if you are near the path of MORE » – from NC Disaster Information Center
Private landowners with farms and forests, in the vicinity of Fort Bragg or Pope Army Airfield, are invited to attend a 2-hour seminar and dinner on September 22, 2016 in Fayetteville, NC. This seminar MORE »
North Carolina Team Competes at National 4-H Forestry Invitational August 4, 2016 North Carolina was one of 17 state teams that competed in the 37th annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational from Sunday, July MORE »
Brittany Sweeney, NCSU College of Natural Resources July 12, 2016 Federal, state and local partners, including the NC State College of Natural Resources and NC State Extension Forestry, have joined efforts to protect MORE »
We are pleased to announce that NCSU Cooperative Extension has recently welcomed Colby Lambert into its ranks as an Area Specialist Agent in forestry. Colby will serve 32 counties in Eastern NC and his primary responsibility will MORE »
NCSU Extension Forestry, in conjunction with Southern Regional Extension Forestry, has created three new fact sheets about biomass. The three fact sheets introduce the reader to technologies for the use of biomass feedstocks, different MORE »
In Extension Forestry, we frequently hear the question from landowners “How do I control the latest forest pest?” A new publication aims to address that question in a proactive way, entitled Promoting a MORE »
March 6th through March 12th has been declared 2016 Severe Weather Awareness Week in North Carolina. Springtime in North Carolina often brings severe weather and now is the time to get prepared so MORE » – from NC Disaster Information Center
2015: N.C.’s Forest Health Year-In-Review By NC Forest Service, December 30, 2015 North Carolina is well-known for its beautiful forests that cover a majority of the state. From being known as “the land of the MORE »
As North Carolina sees heavy amounts of rain across our state, the wet fields and possible flooding has the potential to cause significant agricultural losses. As an example, estimates for losses already exceed MORE » – from NC Disaster Information Center
With the heavy amounts of rain falling across North Carolina, flooding is likely. Flood watches are in effect all across our state which means that conditions are right for flooding to occur. Floods MORE » – from NC Disaster Information Center
RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler signed an emergency order today expanding the quarantine for emerald ash borer to include the entire state, following the discovery of borers in several more counties across MORE »
