by Web Editor | Jul 20, 2016 | News, News/PR
Montana Governor Steve Bullock signed an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service on Monday for the state to play a bigger role in forest management on federal lands, which officials say will speed up backlogged logging projects. Forest management and the declining...
by Web Editor | Jun 6, 2016 | News, News/PR
With U.S. new home sales rising 23 percent compared to the annual pace of 2015, California timber operators say they’re guardedly optimistic about improving markets for harvested logs and lumber products. But they note the outlook can vary greatly, depending on...
by Web Editor | Mar 18, 2016 | News, News/PR
Maine forestland owners are better positioned to cope with the next spruce budworm outbreak but will have to adapt their harvesting and marketing practices to deal with a pest that has already defoliated 15 million acres in Canada. Those are some of the conclusions of...
by Web Editor | Dec 9, 2015 | News, News/PR
A long time conservation activist is critical of the move to collaboration between the Washington timber industry, Forest Service, and environmental groups. In recent Years, The NorthEast Washington Forestry Coalition has brought together parties that used to be on...
by Web Editor | Oct 30, 2015 | News, News/PR
Sawmills in the south were hit hard by the recession. A steep decline in the housing market accelerated plant closings and job losses. However, new research shows good news for the timber industry. A nearly $200 million Weyerhaeuser project in Dierks, Arkansas could...