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Malheur Lumber To Postpone Closure

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced on Tuesday that Malheur Lumber has agreed to remain open past its planned November closure, thanks to a commitment by the U.S. Forest Service to make more timber volume available on the Malheur...

West Coast Log, Lumber Exports Down In First Half Of 2012

Log exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California, and Alaska totaled 736 million board feet in the first 6 months of 2012, a decrease of 25% compared to the same time last year, according to the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station. During...

4FRI Project Offers Route To Forest Health

Story by Dan Shell, Managing Editor Located in north central Arizona, the newest greenfield sawmill in the U.S. (see page 6) is taking shape, representing the culmination of a decade-long effort by public and private groups and also an unprecedented move by the U.S....