News From Extension Forestry

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North Carolina’s Forest Sector: A Significant Contributor to Our State Economy

Published - March 5, 2026

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Yellow Dust: Navigating the North Carolina Pine Pollen Season

Published - March 4, 2026

In the background is an image of a ice-damaged tree. In the forefront are the words, "Winter Safety Reminders."
Winter Safety Recommendations

Published - January 21, 2026

A clustered bar chart titled "Standing Timber Price ($/ton)" compares timber prices across two regions: Eastern NC (blue bars) and Western NC (red bars) for seven different Product Classes.
North Carolina Standing Timber Prices: A Year (2025) in Review

Published - January 16, 2026

White-tailed deer in the winter snow searching for Fraser firs.
NC State Helps Christmas Tree Growers Deal With Common Challenge: Deer

Published - December 9, 2025

NC State Extension Christmas tree experts help growers producers and consumers Hurricane Helene
Christmas Trees Are Plentiful a Year After Hurricane Helene

Published - November 26, 2025

NCDA & NCSU License Agreement signing by NC Commissioner of Agriculture, Steve Troxler, and dean of the College of Natural Resources at NC State, Dr. Myron Floyd. From left to right pictured are, Upper Mountain Director, Teresa Lambert; director of NC Sta
NCDA and NC State NC Christmas Tree Genetics License Agreement

Published - November 20, 2025

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Winter Tree Identification Workshop

Published - November 12, 2025

WNC Landslide and Streambank Repair Workshop Announcement
WNC Landslide and Streambank Repair Workshop

Published - October 31, 2025

Average hardwood stumpage prices per quarter and product for the first three quarters of 2025
North Carolina Standing Timber Prices: 3rd Quarter 2025 Overview

Published - October 16, 2025

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Record Number of 4-H Youth Compete in Statewide Forestry Contest

Published - October 15, 2025

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Joro Spiders in North Carolina: Everything You Need to Know

Published - September 18, 2025

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Landowner Forestry Workshop

Published - September 3, 2025

NC State Extension agroforestry farm tour Durham County forest farming alley cropping
An NC State Extension Program Teaches Integration between Agriculture and Forestry

Published - July 18, 2025

Bar graph reflecting year to year change in standing timber price from second quarter 2024 to second quarter 2025 by seven product classes for Western North Carolina.
North Carolina Standing Timber Prices: 2nd Quarter 2025 Overview

Published - July 18, 2025

A mobile mill processing a log.
Wood Utilization and Fire Protection Workshop

Published - July 9, 2025

Group photo of Fire Week participants in front of a prescribed burn at North Carolina State Parks.
Fueling the Next Generation of Fire Practitioners: NC State Students Complete Transformative Fire Week in the Sandhills

Published - July 2, 2025

Photo of NC State group at BEST. From left to right: Delany Serpan, Savannah Moore, Kurt Smith, Robert Bardon, Jameson Boone, Sonia Preisser Rubio, Sarah Cain, Jenn Fawcett, Clarisse Owens, and Ann Morgan Hawthorne. Not pictured: Carla Barberi and Renee S
Graduate Students Gain Hands-on Extension Training Through the BEST Program

Published - June 4, 2025

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New Neighbors: Spotted Lanternfly in Rockingham County

Published - May 21, 2025

Four teens in grey t-shirts holding their 1st place trophies pose for a picture with Lake James in the background.
4-H Youth Test Their Wildlife Knowledge

Published - May 13, 2025

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Growing Degree Day Calculator Displays a Very Warm April and Other Spring Updates

Published - April 30, 2025

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Back With a Buzz: Brood XIV Cicadas Emerge in Western NC

Published - April 30, 2025

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Hurricane Helene Forest Recovery Workshop

Published - April 22, 2025

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Heirs' Property in North Carolina: What Is It and Why Should I Care?

Published - April 15, 2025

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NC Arbor Day - March 20, 2026

Published - March 10, 2025

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Will the US Lumber Market Thrive or Break Under Trump?

Published - January 28, 2025

Bar graph showing price change for 7 forest product classes in North Carolina.
North Carolina Standing Timber Price Trends for 2024.

Published - January 24, 2025

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Welcome to the Team Sarah Cain

Published - December 19, 2024

NC State Extension Forestry: Forestry Landowner Summit — March 26, 8:30AM–3:30PM, Duplin County
Eastern Forestry Landowner Summit

Published - December 16, 2024

Pulpwood Price per ton trending over time.
Pine Pulpwood Prices Up This Quarter!

Published - November 5, 2024

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Chainsaw Safety After Hurricane Helene

Published - October 4, 2024

Longleaf pine blown over by hurricane winds
Recovering From the Storm: Resources for Woodland and Forest Landowners

Published - September 30, 2024

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Fall 2024 Christmas Tree Update IPM Christmas Tree Notes

Published - September 20, 2024

Forest after clearcutting for harvest.
Part 2 of Tree Site Selection Publication Series Now Available!

Published - August 29, 2024

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Forestry Landowner Summit

Published - August 7, 2024

A line graph of North Carolina's quarter-by-quarter state-wide average standing timber prices for five product classes since first quarter 2019
North Carolina’s State-wide Average Timber Prices See Little Improvement Since 2019

Published - July 22, 2024

Image of Dr. Will Kohlway standing next to a poplar tree in a forest.
Welcome to the team Dr. Will Kohlway!

Published - June 28, 2024

Trees with green leaves
Summer Tree ID Workshop

Published - June 4, 2024

Soils and species in different landscape positions in a large river valley in the coastal plain.
New Publication About Tree Site Selection!

Published - April 15, 2024

A wooded mountainside.
Avery & Mitchell Counties Forestry Field Tour

Published - April 4, 2024

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