by Web Editor | Jul 14, 2014 | News
The Emerald Ash Borer is likely to kill 99 percent of the U.S. ash wood trees, says the U.S. Forest Service. Hopes that the super cold winter might kill or at least slow the insects have proved unfounded. Quarantines of infested areas have now spread to 22 states as...
by Web Editor | Jul 11, 2014 | News
Forest products giant Sierra Pacific Industries announced it will purchase two Wisconsin-based millwork firms, Hurd Windows, and Superseal Windows and Doors, from Longroad Asset Management. Based in Anderson, CA, Sierra Pacific is the largest U.S. millwork company and...
by Web Editor | Jul 9, 2014 | News
North American lumber supplies and prices could be affected by a ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada granting the Tsilhqot’in First Nation title claim on land in central British Columbia. The decision, handed down June 26, gives the group exclusive right to...
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 | Jul 2, 2014 | News
Hardwood lumber sellers will face some headwinds this summer from sluggish new home starts and existing home sales, reduced remodeling market growth, and slower exports. Year-on-year growth in sales of kitchen cabinets, residential flooring and other wood products for...
by Web Editor | Jun 30, 2014 | News
Colorado Timber Products: Making Money From Beetle Mayhem The beetle epidemic that’s swept Colorado’s forests since 1996 has left behind millions of acres of dead trees. But that doesn’t mean all the trees are worthless. There is a window of time when the dying tree...
