This Earth Day, Dogwood supporters Terrapin Beer Company and Whole Foods Market in Asheville are teaming up to protect Southern forests! Join us…
Welcome Our Newest Board Member Rachel
Rachel Weber is a student at Duke University and who just became our newest Board member.
Welcome All Our New Dogwood Staff Members
2015 is already an exciting year for Dogwood Alliance! To protect the most forests through strong and efficient work, we’ve added a few new faces to the team. Please welcome…
Coalition Calls on UK to Stop Burning Georgia Forests for Electricity
Atlanta, GA – Today, a diverse coalition of conservationists, student groups and outdoorsmen from across the Southeast held a rally outside of the British Consulate in Atlanta, GA calling on the U.K. to stop burning Southern US forests for electricity. The U.K. is the world’s largest importer of wood pellets from the region, some of which are harvested from endangered wetlands, shipped to Europe and burned to generate electricity as a replacement for coal. Last year, wood pellet exports from southern ports increased more than 70 percent.
Is Hofmann Forest Safe?
North Carolina’s Hofmann Forest, the largest tract of protected land in the state, was recently offered a reprieve from a pending sale. NC State University Forestry Professor, Fred Cubbage, gives us his opinion here about the failed sale and what it means for Hofmann forest going forward.