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Top to bottom: (l-r) Bobby Smith and James
West of the North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) discuss tree improvement at NCFS’s Claridge Nursery in Goldsboro during the Coastal Plains Sustainable Forestry Teachers Experience (SFTE). The Mountains SFTE toured Columbia Forest Products’ Mill in Old Fort, NC. Teachers receive a behind- the-scenes look at the sawmilling process courtesy of Parton Lumber Co.,
Inc. in Rutherfordton, NC. Weyerhaeuser foresters discuss sustainable
forestry practices and land management during the
field portion of the Coastal Plains SFTE.
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