Deltic Timber (DEL) - timber landholder that also markets lumber and is therefore exposed to housing market. timber, and contrary to the sky-is-falling proclamations of Europe, North America is facing a rapidly falling timber market. Or is it? The truth is that it's nearly impossible to get a read on what the global market really is, because there is no single market for Lumber; no globally recognized futures contract, etc. But folks looking to timber as the next global commodities boom...

Forest owners have also argued that forests planted before 1990 are being harvested early because owners are worried they will be hit with a liability under the Kyoto regime. Some in the industry question whether the Central North Island, where large scale sustainably managed plantation forestry was pioneered in this country, will continue to be a major forestry region. But some of the specialist US-based timber investment funds that have bought forests in the region have said that it...

In Charlton County, there is 463,700 acres of natural forest and commercial timberland comprising about 93 percent of its total land area, the data also showed. Tree farmers in both counties are racing to harvest marketable timber ahead of three fast-moving wildfires that had burned a total of 216,211 acres by Friday. As little as 15 percent of that timber may be salvaged, rangers and forestry industry experts have told the Times-Union. Tree farmers are racing to harvest marketable timber...

And neither do a number of knowledgeable people who believe in the idea of a sustainable timber crop and of the need for managed forests. Yes, timber companies make a profit from the thinning, but they can also do so in a way that either doesn't hurt or actually helps the health of the forest. We question whether county officials and local citizen interest groups are as qualified to make decisions about the future of forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The old first-grown forests long...

The industry group said that share of tropical hardwood imports in the U. In 2002, the average price for tropical woods was almost three times as high as the one for imported temperate woods. By 2006, tropical prices were only twice as high as temperate prices. It adds that temperate hardwoods account for most of US hardwood lumber imports, lead by maple, then cherry and walnut. The United States is importing considerable less tropical hardwood according to the International Tropical...

This month, the association formed the Downtown Foresters a design committee of about 10 people dedicated to helping the city plant, prune, water and fertilize downtown trees and other greenery. A large ficus tree had previously been removed from that location by the city because it was found to be diseased and unsafe meaning it could fall over in a storm. Downtown Foresters will help the city prune, plant and water downtown trees and greenery. On Friday, team members used their new skills...