by Web Editor | Mar 9, 2012 | News
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced a new report, Increasing the Pace of Restoration and Job Creation on our National Forests, which outlines a strategy and series of actions for management on 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands...
by Web Editor | Mar 5, 2012 | News
Roseburg Forest Products, a privately held forest products company with a long history of conservation and promoting sound and sustainable forestry practices, is extending its sustainability commitment to renewable energy. “Sustainably managing all aspects of our...
by Web Editor | Feb 29, 2012 | News
Log and lumber exports from Washington, Oregon, northern California and Alaska increased 42% in 2011 compared to 2010, totaling 1,992 and 1,015 million board feet according to the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station. Oregon and Washington are...
by Web Editor | Feb 24, 2012 | News
Western Forest Products Inc. recently announced the first project in their capital plan: a $16 million investment in the Saltair Sawmill. Western was joined by Steve Thomson, British Columbia’s Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, for the...
by Web Editor | Feb 20, 2012 | News
Export tariffs on logs shipped from Russia, the world largest log supplier, are set to be reduced as the country becomes a member of the WTO, according to Wood Resource Quarterly. The proposed lower tariffs are not expected to increase export volumes to pre-tariff...
by Web Editor | Feb 17, 2012 | News
British Columbia’s lumber exports to China are starting to fall rapidly, a startling reversal from the boom B.C. forest products companies enjoyed through most of 2011. The B.C. lumber industry is predicting additional growth in 2012, making the current situation is...
