by Web Editor | May 29, 2015 | News
Log exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska totaled 272 million board feet in the first quarter of 2015, a decrease of nearly 16 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station...
by Web Editor | Dec 8, 2014 | News
California Redwood Company Sawmill To Close, 106 Employees Will Lose Jobs The California Redwood Company will close down its last remaining California sawmill in February 2015, putting over 100 people out of a job and ending the company’s half-century-long involvement...
by Web Editor | Jul 7, 2014 | News
California’s Big Creek Lumber Wary Of Growing Greenbelt Anyone entering the mill at Big Creek Lumber, south of Pescadero, is immediately hit by a sensory overload — a cacophony of saws, the rattle of conveyor belts and a prominent pine fragrance. A freshly cut redwood...
by Web Editor | Jun 4, 2014 | News
Home construction in California is on the upswing as the housing market slowly recovers from the dramatic downturn of the recession that saw home prices and new construction plummet. Going hand in hand with the increase in home building is the demand for lumber for...
by Web Editor | Dec 2, 2013 | News
Fueled by increased demand from China, log and lumber exports from the West Coast are on the rise, according to a study released this week. The value and volume of lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Northern California jumped by 50 percent during the...