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Mill worker in hard hat and safety vest inspecting lumber passing by on conveyor

North Carolina’s Forest Sector: A Significant Contributor to Our State Economy

Published - March 5, 2026

Beef cattle grazing among trees.

Farmers and Landowners Can Apply for Agroforestry Grants

Published - 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

Published - October 15, 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

Published - July 18, 2025

Master Naturalist field trip.

Apply for the 2026 Master Naturalist Program

Published - June 12, 2025

Close up view shows wings

Growing Degree Day Calculator Displays a Very Warm April and Other Spring Updates

Published - April 30, 2025

Child practicing lassoing a dummy steer while adults watch in a rodeo arena

Photos From the 2025 Chatham County Ag Fest

Published - 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

Published - March 31, 2025

NC Arbor Day - March 20, 2026

Published - March 10, 2025

Pulpwood Price per ton trending over time.

Pine Pulpwood Prices Up This Quarter!

Published - November 5, 2024

Person wearing hard hat and chaps using a chainsaw to cut a fallen tree in forest

Chainsaw Safety After Hurricane Helene

Published - October 4, 2024

Longleaf pine blown over by hurricane winds

Recovering From the Storm: Resources for Woodland and Forest Landowners

Published - September 30, 2024

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

Farm and Forestry Landowner Meeting in Foothills

Published - September 19, 2024

Forestry Summit flyer

Forestry Landowner Summit

Published - 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

Published - July 22, 2024

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

North Carolina Timber Prices in Decline!

Published - October 25, 2023

Middle-aged man with white beard wearing red checkered shirt, smiling outdoors

New Area Specialized Agent for Forestry, Nathan Gatlin!

Published - 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!

Published - April 18, 2023

Allison Sturgill's oxen team was very popular!

Photos From the 2023 Chatham County Ag Fest

Published - March 29, 2023

A symmetrical yard tree covered in white flowers

NC Bradford Pear Bounty

Published - February 27, 2023

Graph of fourth quarter 2022 standing timber price change

North Carolina's Fourth Quarter 2022 Standing Timber Prices Update

Published - January 27, 2023

A form showing lumber price changes in the past quarter.

North Carolina Sees Decline Timber Prices in Third Quarter 2022.

Published - October 18, 2022

Middle-aged man with mustache in blue plaid shirt standing outdoors among pine trees.

Colby Lambert Awarded Distinguished Service Award

Published - 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

Published - May 11, 2022

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

Published - January 20, 2022

Hurricane Disaster Relief Program

Published - 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

Published - April 26, 2021

callery pear tree blooming in forest edge

Callery Pear - Please Beware!

Published - March 17, 2021

Damage due to laurel wilt disease on tree

*Update* Laurel Wilt Disease Detected in New NC County

Published - 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

Published - January 5, 2021

Mountains to Sea Trail Panoramic Pisgah National Forest

How Tree Diversity Regulates Invading Forest Pests

Published - 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?

Published - 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

Published - August 27, 2018

Hot Off the Press! Updated Publication Covering More Than 150 Forest Terms

Published - 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

Published - 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

Published - February 14, 2018

Online Forest Health Maps Released

Published - August 12, 2014

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