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Woodland Owners Notes eNewsletter
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2023 Total Economic Contribution of the North Carolina Forest Sector
As housing markets slowed amid easing inflation in 2023, the forest sector in North Carolina had a total economic value of approximately $40.5 billion, down about 5% from the record high in 2022.
The forest sector directly contributed $25.1 billion in industry output, supporting about 143,619 full-time and part-time jobs. It remained the top among manufacturing sectors in North Carolina.
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Mass Timber Products: Innovative Wood-Based Building Materials
Mass timber products, also known as wood-based engineered construction materials, are becoming widely prevalent in the design and construction sector. As a sustainable, carbon-efficient, durable, and modern building option, mass timber construction has already had a profound impact on residential and nonresidential applications in Europe and, more recently, Canada and the United States. Envisioned as a substitute for the traditional building materials of concrete, masonry, and steel, all forestry stakeholders have reason to be excited about the expansion of mass timber usage. The most widespread mass timber product is cross-laminated timber (CLT), which has experienced a rapid upward trajectory in North America in recent years.
Image: Cross-laminated timber (CLT). Source: StructureCraft.
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Laurel Wilt Has Spread in North Carolina
Laurel wilt has been confirmed in two new counties in North Carolina: Beaufort and Greene Counties.
Laurel wilt is a fungal disease of plants in the laurel family (including redbay and sassafras trees) that is carried from tree to tree by a small beetle called the redbay ambrosia beetle. Redbays die from the disease pretty quickly, and because the trees keep the dead leaves on for over a year, they can be easily spotted as you drive down the road in the coastal plain.
Please keep an eye out and report potential laurel wilt in new counties to the N.C. Forest Service!
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Elm Zigzag Sawfly Confirmed in Tennessee
The elm zigzag sawfly (EZS) has spread to Tennessee for the first time! Currently, in North Carolina, only two counties have detected EZS (Surry & Stokes counties), both with detection confirmed in 2022. These invasive pests are out and about in warm weather, so keep your eyes peeled. If you see them, report them!
For more about EZS, Learn More »
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Coming Events of Interest to Woodland Owners
July 9th, 2025 (W), 8:30 AM - 4 PM ET, 2025 Western NC Landowner Tools: Family Land Succession & Mediation Workshop. Western Carolina University & N.C. Cooperative Extension are working together to share tools for secure land management! Join us for presentations with materials and guidance to avoid involuntary property loss and preserve family land for generations. Open to all. Register in advance and learn more on the WCU registration page.
July 31st, 2025 (Th), 10 AM - 4:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree K-12 Workshop: Forests, Water, and People. Join classroom educators, nonformal educators, and natural resource professionals at the Kathleen Clay Edwards Family Branch Library in Greensboro, NC as we explore activities in Project Learning Tree's flagship K-8 guide, Explore Your Environment and the brand new Forests, Water, and People activity bundle for grade 9-10! Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of both resources. Register by July 25 at 5pm for $20. Learn more and register on the PLT Kathleen Library event page.
August 1st, 2025 (F), 10 AM – 4:30 PM ET, K-12 Project Learning Tree Workshop: Fire Focus. Join classroom educators, nonformal educators, and natural resource professionals as we explore activities in THREE Project Learning Tree resources: Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide, Focus on Forests secondary module, and Nature of Fire activity bundle at Holmes Educational State Forest in Hendersonville, NC! Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of all three resources. Register by July 25 at 5pm for $20. Learn more and register on the PLT Holmes ESF event page.
August 5th, 2025 (Tu), NC Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting. The North Carolina Prescribed Fire Council Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, August 5th at the Granville County Convention & Expo Center in Oxford, NC. A social will be held that evening at Tobacco Wood Brewing in Oxford, with a field trip to be held Wednesday, August 6th. Registration, a draft agenda, and other details will be available soon on the NCPFC webpage.
August 7th, 2025 (Th), Youth STEAM Summit. Connect youth to Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, and Math to increase knowledge and identify career options with this youth STEAM summit in Rocky Mount, NC! Geared toward rising 9th to 12th grade students, their parents, school counselors, educators, and youth leaders! Workshops and exhibitors include STEM, natural resource and agricultural agencies, colleges, and universities. Keep an eye on the Sustainable Forestry Land Retention Project event page for more information.
August 9th, 2025 (Sat), 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Together for Birds K-5 Workshop. Join preservice teachers, K-5 classroom and nonformal educators at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher in Kure Beach, NC as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree Together for Birds Activity Bundle. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide. Register by Friday, August 1 at 5pm for $25 on the Fort Fisher event page.
August 19th, 2025 (Tu), 9 AM - 3:30 PM ET, Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Workshop @ Belmont Abbey College. Join preservice teachers, K-8 classroom and nonformal educators at the Belmont Abbey College (Sacred Heart Campus) in Belmont, NC as we explore activities in the Project Learning Tree Explore Your Environment K-8 Activity Guide. Every participant will leave the workshop with a copy of this guide. Register by Wednesday, August 13 at 5pm for $20 on the PLT Belmont Abbey event page.
Webinars & Online Learning
Forestry Webinars on Demand Webinars are a great opportunity to learn about different forestry topics from experts in the field. We have collaborated with professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including forestry, economics, law, and more to bring you relevant topics at home.
eFire This interactive site allows you to choose your own eFIRE experience! Become virtually immersed in a prescribed burn, learn why and how burns are conducted, read the provided resources, and/or hear from the multiple types of people who use prescribed fire as a land management tool!
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Woodland Owner Notes E-news is a monthly email newsletter from Extension Forestry at NC State University. This newsletter is made possible through support from the Renewable Resources Extension Act and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The 2025 editors are:
Robert Bardon, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Jim Hamilton, NC Cooperative Extension Service, Boone, NC
Alton Perry, Roanoke Cooperative, Rich Square, NC
Colby Lambert, NC Cooperative Extension, Lillington, NC
Jennifer Fawcett, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Nathan Gatlin, NC Cooperative Extension, Wilkesboro, NC
Jameson Boone, NC State University, Extension Forestry, Raleigh, NC
Send Comments and Suggestions to the Editor, at NC State University, Email: extension_forestry@ncsu.edu.
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