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Forest Resources

Nearly 60 percent of North Carolina's 33 million acres is considered forestland. North Carolina Cooperative Extension works in partnership with other agencies to provide research-based educational programs that help young people, landowners, foresters, natural resource managers and others understand and make wise use of valuable forest resources.

The Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program (FEOP) is a unit within the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State University's College of Natural Resources. The program provides a critical outreach component bringing the academic knowledge and applied research provided by the College of Natural Resources and NC Cooperative Extension Forestry to the citizens of North Carolina.
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Tri-County Forest Landowner Network
Posted January 5th, 2009 in Forest Resources

In 2008, a local Tree Farm committee was formed focusing on Cumberland, Bladen, and Sampson counties. Jess Hall, a Tree Farm member in Stedman, wanted to create a local committee in order to get Tree Farm members and non-member forest landowners a more cohesive group where landowners can come together and share experiences, both good and bad, about managing forest land. Jess also felt that a group such as this could be an excellent ... MORE