Waxing Poetic on a Dogwood Alliance Internship

Intern Vinay Lehkaraju on his experience this summer at Dogwood Alliance… I just finished the last week of this know-how and awakening internship. It has almost been 2 months since […]

Invasion of GE Trees – Hightower Commentary

Today’s radio commentary from Jim Hightower on GE Trees maybe coming to the South…   Jim Hightower Slams GE Trees! Jim Hightower: (Listen to Hightower’s commentary) Here’s a great idea: […]

Public Overwhelmingly Rejects Genetically Engineered Trees

Nearly 17,500 public comments were sent to the US Department of Agriculture opposing their recommendation for approval of an ArborGen proposal to plant over a quarter of a million genetically engineered (GE) eucalyptus trees. Only 39 favorable comments were received by the USDA. If allowed, the plantings would take place on 330 acres of land across seven states in the Southern U.S., to supposedly feed future cellulosic ethanol production.

The Proof Is In The Forest

Dogwood Alliance’s Response to’s Recent Forest Stewardship Council Certification Announcement Recently (IP), the world’s largest paper producer and the biggest paper producer in the Southern US, was tagged a top […]