Information about the Fifth Forest Biology Conference, which was hosted by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI) in Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 11-13, 1970, is presented. Topics discussed include silviculture, the effect of phosphorous on the slash and loblolly pine in the South Carolina coastal plain and the evaluation of the wood, fiber and paper properties. Speakers of the event include Bruce Zobel, J. J. Wiley and W. T. Gladstone.