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Person wearing hard hat and chaps using a chainsaw to cut a fallen tree in forest

Chainsaw Safety After Hurricane Helene

If you are contributing to the recovery efforts after the impacts of Hurricane Helene through chainsaw use, consider whether you are ready to tackle the aftermath of fallen trees and branches. Only…

Longleaf pine blown over by hurricane winds

Recovering From the Storm: Resources for Woodland and Forest Landowners

Hurricanes can cause significant damage to forest and timber land through wind and flooding. The first priority is to make sure you and your family are safe, and after the storm, assessment of the…

Forest after clearcutting for harvest.

Part 2 of Tree Site Selection Publication Series Now Available!

By making strategic land management decisions, landowners can have a forest that meets their needs. Whether you are in the Mountains, Piedmont, or Coastal Plain, tree species have certain sites that…

Forestry Summit flyer

Forestry Landowner Summit

Gain essential knowledge on a variety of forestry and wildlife topics that you can apply to your forest. Learn about current issues impacting our forests and practices you can implement to improve…

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

Over the past five years, North Carolina’s state-wide standing timber prices have fluctuated from quarter to quarter with some quarters performing better than others. Comparing the second quarter of…

Image of Dr. Will Kohlway standing next to a poplar tree in a forest.

Welcome to the team Dr. Will Kohlway!

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Will Kohlway to the NC State Extension Forestry team! Dr. Kohlway is our newest Extension Specialist in Christmas Tree Production and Marketing and is based out of…

Soils and species in different landscape positions in a large river valley in the coastal plain.

New Publication About Tree Site Selection!

By making strategic land management decisions, landowners can have a forest that meets their needs. Whether you are in the Mountains, Piedmont, or Coastal Plain, tree species have certain sites that…

2023 3rd Quarter to 4th Quarter Change in Price for standing timber by product class.

North Carolina Timber Prices Fare Better in the East

North Carolina (NC) state-wide standing timber prices for the fourth quarter of 2023 are up in four of the five major product classes compared to the previous quarter. Even though prices were up,…

Announcing the Triangle Prescribed Burn Association

By: Hope Horton, TPBA Chair North Carolina boasts PBAs in 52 of 100 counties across the state ringing the west, south, and eastern regions. But there has been a big hole in the doughnut surrounding…

Officials in NC declare state of emergency as wildfires burn hundreds of acres; map and two aerial photos of smoke and flames

Wildfire Resources in North Carolina

By: Elliot Nauert and Jennifer Fawcett, NC State Extension Associates At the time of publishing this post on November 21, 2023, North Carolina is finally receiving some much-needed rain to end a dry…