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Timber innovation center a chance to reinvigorate rural town
By Julia-Grace Sanders DARRINGTON — From the single-runway airport on the edge of town, nearby Gold Mountain was barely visible through sheets of rain. Locals call […]
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B.C. forestry companies agree to abide by cedar protocols drafted by Indigenous council
BINNY PAUL, LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER Forestry companies Western Forest Products Inc. and Interfor Corporation have agreed to follow Indigenous protocols pertaining to large cultural […]
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New venture to expand Jasper lumber production facility, creating 60 jobs
By Jerry Underwood Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Jasper Lumber Co. and Canada’s Tolko Industries Ltd. have formed a partnership that will expand lumber production […]
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Seattle startup Yesler raises $3.3M for its B2B lumber and building materials marketplace
BY EMIL PROTALINSKI Matt Meyers can build anything he wants, thanks to his decades in the lumber and building materials (LBM) space. Instead of building with […]
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Once-in-a-Decade Forest Plan Sets Sights On Wildfire, Disease And The Economy
By / Nick Mott Before leaving office, Gov. Bullock finalized a document that will guide forestry and logging projects in Montana for the next decade. […]
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New uses for dead ash, fir and tamarack trees could help restore Minnesota’s forests
By Greg Stanley One invasive beetle is ready to devour just about every ash tree left in Minnesota’s woods. A caterpillar has killed more than […]
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Careful selection of materials critical to midrise engineered wood buildings: Engineer
By / Don Procter The design and construction of midrise engineered wood buildings can be “compromised” without a careful selection of materials, connections and assemblies. […]
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Laid-off employees of Ponderay Newsprint are running out of time and money
By Fred Willenbrock USK, Wash. – After being told to go home and not return to their jobs at the Ponderay Newsprint Company mill near […]
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2021 could mark a turning point for the logging of old growth trees in B.C.
By / Kieran Oudshoorn As the hereditary chief of the Kwakiutl First Nation, the forests and ocean waters off the north east coast of Vancouver […]
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Oregon land board moves forward on Elliott State research forest proposal
By / Monica Samayoa The Oregon State Land Board voted unanimously on Tuesday to move ahead with the transfer of ownership of the Elliott State Forest to […]