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Beef cattle grazing among trees.
Farmers and Landowners Can Apply for Agroforestry Grants

January 27, 2026

Six people sitting on a log with arms around each other wearing blue shirts labeled Foresters 2025
Record Number of 4-H Youth Compete in Statewide Forestry Contest

October 15, 2025

Timberland ready to be evaluated.
Landowner Forestry Workshop

September 3, 2025

Bar graph reflecting year to year change in standing timber price from second quarter 2024 to second quarter 2025 by seven product classes for Western North Carolina.
North Carolina Standing Timber Prices: 2nd Quarter 2025 Overview

July 18, 2025

Master Naturalist field trip.
Apply for the 2026 Master Naturalist Program

June 12, 2025

Close up view shows wings
Growing Degree Day Calculator Displays a Very Warm April and Other Spring Updates

April 30, 2025

Child practicing lassoing a dummy steer while adults watch in a rodeo arena
Photos From the 2025 Chatham County Ag Fest

April 15, 2025

The Forest Pest Management book cover is shown. The cover has a stand of trees on the front of it.
Online Pesticide Applicator Forest Pest Management Course

March 31, 2025

Logo for NC Arbor Day
NC Arbor Day - March 21, 2025

March 10, 2025

Pulpwood Price per ton trending over time.
Pine Pulpwood Prices Up This Quarter!

November 5, 2024

Person wearing hard hat and chaps using a chainsaw to cut a fallen tree in forest
Chainsaw Safety After Hurricane Helene

October 4, 2024

Longleaf pine blown over by hurricane winds
Recovering From the Storm: Resources for Woodland and Forest Landowners

September 30, 2024

Farm & Forestry Landowner Meeting — November 1st; sign in 9:45, lunch 12:00
Farm and Forestry Landowner Meeting in Foothills

September 19, 2024

Forestry Summit flyer
Forestry Landowner Summit

August 7, 2024

A line graph of North Carolina's quarter-by-quarter state-wide average standing timber prices for five product classes since first quarter 2019
North Carolina’s State-wide Average Timber Prices See Little Improvement Since 2019

July 22, 2024

Forestry Landowner Summit

July 16, 2024

A wooded mountainside.
Avery & Mitchell Counties Forestry Field Tour

April 4, 2024

Land that has been deforested.
Rowan County Forestry Field Day

February 12, 2024

Graph indicating price change for 5 product classes of timber in North Carolina for third quarter 2023
North Carolina Timber Prices in Decline!

October 25, 2023

Middle-aged man with white beard wearing red checkered shirt, smiling outdoors
New Area Specialized Agent for Forestry, Nathan Gatlin!

August 10, 2023

bar graph indicating decline in state-wide average timber prices for 7 different product classes in first quarter of 2023 when compared to first quarter 2022
Decline in First Quarter 2023 Timber Prices!

April 18, 2023

Allison Sturgill's oxen team was very popular!
Photos From the 2023 Chatham County Ag Fest

March 29, 2023

A symmetrical yard tree covered in white flowers
NC Bradford Pear Bounty

February 27, 2023

Graph of fourth quarter 2022 standing timber price change
North Carolina's Fourth Quarter 2022 Standing Timber Prices Update

January 27, 2023

A form showing lumber price changes in the past quarter.
North Carolina Sees Decline Timber Prices in Third Quarter 2022.

October 18, 2022

Middle-aged man with mustache in blue plaid shirt standing outdoors among pine trees.
Colby Lambert Awarded Distinguished Service Award

July 25, 2022

Participants of the 2022 Spring 4-H Forestry contest including youth from Wilson, Forsyth, Edgecombe, and Alamance counties. On the far right are NCSU Extension Forestry intern, Savannah Jones, and NC 4-H contest holder and Extension Forestry Environmenta
Edgecombe County to Represent North Carolina at National 4-H Forestry Contest

May 11, 2022

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Despite the Pandemic, Timber Harvests in 2020 Did Not Slow Down in North Carolina

January 20, 2022

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Hurricane Disaster Relief Program

June 25, 2021

Bar chart: quarter percent change in North Carolina timber prices Q1 2021 — Pine Pulpwood +13%, Pine Chip-N-Saw -4%, Pine Sawtimber -8%, Pine Ply Logs -1%, Hardwood Pulpwood +44%, Mixed Hardwood Sawtimber +4%, Oak Sawtimber +3%
Despite Record High Lumber Prices, Pine Sawtimber Prices in North Carolina Dropped in the First Quarter, 2021

April 26, 2021

callery pear tree blooming in forest edge
Callery Pear - Please Beware!

March 17, 2021

Damage due to laurel wilt disease on tree
*Update* Laurel Wilt Disease Detected in New NC County

March 2, 2021

This figure depicts the emerald ash borer larva feeding on the inner back of ash trees.
*NEW* Fact Sheet: Emerald Ash Borer

January 5, 2021

Mountains to Sea Trail Panoramic Pisgah National Forest
How Tree Diversity Regulates Invading Forest Pests

March 27, 2019

Adult man wearing glasses and a gray plaid shirt against a plain gray background
NCSU's Dr. Jason Delborne - Can Genetic Engineering Save Disappearing Forests?

January 18, 2019

Worker in hard hat and orange vest walking beside stacked lumber on sawmill conveyor
How Much Does Forest Industry Contribute to the NC Economy

August 27, 2018

Forest canopy with title "Understanding Forestry Terms" and NC State Extension logo
Hot Off the Press! Updated Publication Covering More Than 150 Forest Terms

August 27, 2018

Pine pulpwood prices line chart (quarterly $/ton) for Southwide, Western NC, Eastern NC
Pine Sawtimber and Pulpwood Prices Continued to Improve in Eastern North Carolina

July 24, 2018

Percent Change in Price, Inventory, and Removals Due to Tariffs from 2013 to 2025
Lumber and Timber Prices Are Projected to Rise With Tariffs on Canadian Lumber

February 14, 2018

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Online Forest Health Maps Released

August 12, 2014

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