The director of the Louisiana Forestry
Association told foresters at a March 12 conference that several industries are
planning to locate in Louisiana that would use wood to make biofuels and
fertilizers.
“If you are in the logging business, here’s
great opportunity for you,” said Buck Vandersteen at the LSU AgCenter Forestry
Forum attended by more than 150 foresters from across the state. He said the companies want to know if timber will be taken from sustainable forests, and they want assurances that lumber companies are harvesting wood in environmentally acceptable methods.
“If you are in a certified program, it will pay dividends for you,” Vandersteen said.
