Jennifer Wilson

Thank you for having me.

Thank you for having me.

When you cut a whole tree trunk down into the neat 2x4s and 1x6s sold at a lumberyard, there's a lot of wood chips, bark, and sawdust left over.

When you cut a whole tree trunk down into the neat 2x4s and 1x6s sold at a lumberyard, there's a lot of wood chips, bark, and sawdust left over.

That typically gets turned into paper products, but now the mills are closing.

That typically gets turned into paper products, but now the mills are closing.

Zachary Johnson is a buyer for a timber company and former president of the Georgia Forestry Association.

Zachary Johnson is a buyer for a timber company and former president of the Georgia Forestry Association.

Timber prices have been low for a long time.

Timber prices have been low for a long time.

They never really recovered from the 2008 housing crash.

They never really recovered from the 2008 housing crash.

Pile on paper mill closures and a major hurricane, and the industry is in crisis.

Pile on paper mill closures and a major hurricane, and the industry is in crisis.

Forest landowners are weighing whether they can afford to keep growing trees they may struggle to make money on, especially with housing and solar developers knocking on their doors, eager to buy up and clear their land.

Forest landowners are weighing whether they can afford to keep growing trees they may struggle to make money on, especially with housing and solar developers knocking on their doors, eager to buy up and clear their land.

David Eadie is with Georgia Tech's business school.

David Eadie is with Georgia Tech's business school.

Losing forests wouldn't just shrink an industry, it would be devastating for the environment.

Losing forests wouldn't just shrink an industry, it would be devastating for the environment.