by Web Editor | Jul 17, 2015 | News, News/PR
More than four billion board feet of Oregon timber was harvested last year. However, the harvest was a 1.74 decrease from 2013, and might decrease again in 2015 due to the problems at the slow ports and fewer-than-expected housing starts at the beginning of the year....
by Web Editor | Jul 10, 2015 | News, News/PR
With storm clouds come lightning, and in the desert Southwest, that means wildfires may be swift to follow. This summer’s increase in rain across much of New Mexico means conditions are ripe for wildland fire crews to help naturally caused fires move across forests...
by Web Editor | Jul 8, 2015 | News, News/PR
With nothing but the scrubby eastern Arizona desert surrounding it for miles, the Lumberjack Sawmill rises from the horizon like a set piece from a “Mad Max” film. Jason Rosamond, who owns the mill as CEO of Good Earth Power AZ, strolls around the...
by Web Editor | Jun 26, 2015 | News, News/PR
Fewer logs are leaving West Coast docks this year, as Asian demand shifts toward other regions because of the stronger U.S. dollar. That could mean fewer hours for longshoremen and logging contractors as timberland owners clamp down on harvests as a result. “The...
by Web Editor | Jun 10, 2015 | News, News/PR
Despite a wet spring over much of the nation, the Obama administration warned Tuesday of potentially catastrophic wildfires this summer, especially in the Southwest and Northwest. “We’ve been very fortunate here in the central part of the country to have...
