TIR News and Views

TIR strives to be a thought-leader in the timberland investment sector and we occasionally share news about our activities and our views about timberland investing and forestry issues.

To learn more about TIR’s activities and interactions with the press and news media, please see our news release and new article mentions archive.

30May 2011

Perceptions Surrounding Forestry

European investors have shown increased interest in forestry in recent years because of moderate risk profile and attractive returns, which include both income and capital gain.

4Nov 2009

Making Trees Greener: Opportunities in Ecosystem Services for Timberland Investors

The emergence of markets for ecosystem services is changing the timberland investment landscape – providing new and expanded opportunities to monetize the value of commercial forests.

13Feb 2009

Protecting The Plateau

The Land Trust for Tennessee and the Conservation Fund have helped protect at least 5,500 more acres in the Savage Gulf and Fiery Gizzard areas of the Cumberland Plateau.

12Feb 2009

5,500 Acres on the Cumberland Plateau Will be Preserved

A multimillion-dollar land deal will preserve one of Tennessee's best-known scenic views, the cliff-hugging overlooks of the Cumberland Plateau's Savage Gulf.

6Oct 2008

Can Investment Vehicles Drive the Sustainablity of America’s Private Forests?

This debate arises from the fact that one of the biggest, and largely unknown, stories of the past decade has been the rapid liquidation of the land assets of the industrial pulp, paper, and aligned forest products industry.

23Jul 2008

SCEDC & Entergy’s Teamwork Arkansas’s “Mega-Site”

Announcement by the Saline County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) and Entergy’s Teamwork Arkansas of the certification of a “Mega-Site” in Saline County. A mega-site is a location of 1,500 acres or more set aside for development by businesses looking for a site on which to [...]