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Graph indicating price change for 5 product classes of timber in North Carolina for third quarter 2023

North Carolina Timber Prices in Decline!

North Carolina (NC) state-wide timber stumpage prices for third quarter 2023 mirror south-wide timber stumpage price trends with decreases for four of the five major product classes. Prices decreased…

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New Area Specialized Agent for Forestry, Nathan Gatlin!

Please join us in welcoming Nathan Gatlin to the NC State Extension Forestry team! Nathan is the newest Area Specialized Agent for Forestry serving the 50 western counties of North Carolina and is…

bar graph indicating decline in state-wide average timber prices for 7 different product classes in first quarter of 2023 when compared to first quarter 2022

Decline in First Quarter 2023 Timber Prices!

North Carolina (NC) average standing timber prices decreased across all major pine and hardwood products in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022. Decline in prices was…

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NC Bradford Pear Bounty

The Bradford pear tree is an ornamental commonly planted tree in North Carolina but did you know it is an invasive species? Sure, it has pretty blossoms, but it also smells of rotten fish, breaks…

Graph of fourth quarter 2022 standing timber price change

North Carolina's Fourth Quarter 2022 Standing Timber Prices Update

North Carolina (NC) standing timber prices trend upward in the fourth quarter 2022 for all major pine and hardwood products compared to the third quarter 2022. The upward trend in NC stumpage prices…

A form showing lumber price changes in the past quarter.

North Carolina Sees Decline Timber Prices in Third Quarter 2022.

North Carolina (NC) standing timber prices decreased across all major pine and hardwood products in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the previous quarter. The downward trend in NC pine stumpage…

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Colby Lambert Awarded Distinguished Service Award

Colby Lambert has been working with North Carolina Cooperative Extension for over 19 years, 5 of which have been as an Area Specialized Agent in Forestry. He serves 33 eastern North Carolina counties…

Participants of the 2022 Spring 4-H Forestry contest including youth from Wilson, Forsyth, Edgecombe, and Alamance counties. On the far right are NCSU Extension Forestry intern, Savannah Jones, and NC 4-H contest holder and Extension Forestry Environmenta

Edgecombe County to Represent North Carolina at National 4-H Forestry Contest

On Saturday, May 7, 2022, 16 youth representing 4 counties gathered at NC State's Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest in Wake County for the 2022 Spring 4-H Forestry Contest. Youth from Alamance,…

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Despite the Pandemic, Timber Harvests in 2020 Did Not Slow Down in North Carolina

Recent data shows that the NC timber industry is resilient and continues to perform better despite the COVID-19 Pandemic. In 2020, the total stumpage value of timber harvest, the value that…

Bar chart: quarter percent change in North Carolina timber prices Q1 2021 — Pine Pulpwood +13%, Pine Chip-N-Saw -4%, Pine Sawtimber -8%, Pine Ply Logs -1%, Hardwood Pulpwood +44%, Mixed Hardwood Sawtimber +4%, Oak Sawtimber +3%

Despite Record High Lumber Prices, Pine Sawtimber Prices in North Carolina Dropped in the First Quarter, 2021

Amid the looming COVID-19 global Pandemic, both housing and lumber markets continued to surge in the first quarter of 2021. In March 2021, US housing starts were up about 19% to a seasonally adjusted…