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Oct 12, 2020

Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Markets – Cautious Optimism?

As we continue to track our hardwood lumber market trends through the current COVID-19 situation, we are still seeing a relatively insignificant effect on pricing.
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Sep 30, 2020

Are Oregon’s 2020 Wildfires the Result of Climate Change?

Our good colleagues out west – Mason, Bruce & Girard – have recently taken a look at the current wildfire situation out west from a forester’s viewpoint – we thought it would be of interest and wanted to pass along.
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Sep 30, 2020

Stability of Land as an Investment Lends Strength to Market Demand

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically increased market volatility across the globe and is pushing investors to seek out the safest place to invest money.
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Sep 25, 2020

Forester Friday – Spotlight on Travis Cunningham

Travis Cunningham is one of FORECON’s Staff Foresters and is based out of the Titusville, Pennsylvania office.
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Sep 10, 2020

Hardwood Export Highlights

The most recent Hardwood Leader (September 2020), a publication put out monthly by the Hardwood Publishing Co., Inc., looked at export markets for both hardwood lumber and logs.
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Sep 9, 2020

South African Hardwood Market Opportunities for US Hardwoods

A recent study (July 29, 2020) done by the United States Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) shows another promising market outlet for our quality US hardwood resources.
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Sep 9, 2020

The Forest Landowners Association

The voice of forest landowners, The Forest Landowners Association (FLA) is a national advocate for forest landowners and businesses.
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Aug 1, 2020

Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Markets – Onward and ???

It’s been 5 ½ months now since the COVID-19 Pandemic unofficially established itself in the US, and we’ve heard everything from predictions of doomsday to predictions for a steady recovery from this virus. 
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Aug 1, 2020

Cross-laminated Timber (CLT) Made from Hardwood is Gaining Traction

For a while now, engineers and scientists have been developing a wood-based product for use in construction projects that would otherwise normally require steel or concrete as the main structural support material. 
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Aug 1, 2020

Vietnam……….to the Rescue?

Hardwood forestland owners have had the benefit of a geographically wide and diverse marketplace for hardwood timber for quite some time. 
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