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DNR says more logging possible in Minnesota Oct 20, 2009

Minnesota’s forests can sustain logging 5.5 million cords of wood each year, about double the current harvest level, according to an analysis released Monday by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

CFRC Weekly Summary - October 15, 2009 Oct 15, 2009

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Smallwood News - October 14, 2009 Oct 14, 2009

THIS WEEK’S NEWSLETTER SPONSOR ~ John Jump Trucking We’ve added firewood in bulk or on pallets to our full line-up of woody biomass products. Will deliver truck loads of products and arrange back-hauls in MT, WY, ID at completive prices http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayAd.asp?id=1617

Smallwood News - October 7, 2009 Oct 07, 2009

THIS WEEK’S NEWSLETTER SPONSOR ~ John Jump Trucking We’ve added firewood in bulk or on pallets to our full line-up of woody biomass products. Will can deliver truck loads of products and arrange back-hauls in MT, WY, ID at competitive prices

Norbord Achieves Chain of Custody Certification Under SFI(R) and FSC(R) at North American Mills Sep 21, 2009

TORONTO, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Norbord Inc. (TSX: NBD) today announced that it now has Chain of Custody (CoC) certification under the Sustainable Forest Initiative (SFI((R))) at five additional North American oriented strand board (OSB) mills, bringing the total number to seven.

Smallwood News - September 16, 2009 Sep 16, 2009

THIS WEEK’S NEWSLETTER SPONSOR ~ The University of Montana The College of Forestry and Conservation at The University of Montana is proud to present the Plum Creek Conference on Forests and Energy: “The Economic and Ecological Implications of Biomass Utilization from Rocky Mountain Forests” September 22-24, Missoula, MT – Seating Limited, Register Online Today!http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=5139

Proposed projects could mean new use for OSB plants Sep 15, 2009

British Columbia-based Ainsworth abandoned operations in Minnesota early this year, leaving oriented strand board (OSB) facilities in Bemidji and Cook vacant. A third plant in Grand Rapids has been idle since 2006. Now, separate projects seek to breathe new life back into the shuttered facilities, idled by a stagnant housing market.

100 years of Superior National Forest celebrated... in St. Paul? Sep 15, 2009

The centennial of the Superior National Forest will be celebrated in the state capital Sept. 24.

Klobuchar wants tougher rules for formaldehyde Sep 12, 2009

Sen. Amy Klobuchar stumped for tougher laws on wood products Friday, and the reaction from local forest industry players might not be what you’d expect.

Biomass plant plan triggers questions Sep 12, 2009

Papermakers concerned about price of wood