RIDDLE, Ore.- 4/5 Update: C&D Lumber President and Owner Nick Johnson says this decision wasn’t easy to make as the company still has employees who worked for both his father and grandfather. He says the log and lumber markets ...
A new study from Oregon State University says wildfires and drought in recent years has caused billions of losses to the private timber industry. The study says wildfires and drought have caused over $11 billion in damages to the west ...
SALEM, Ore. – A timber tax is under discussion in Salem this legislative session. House Bill 2379 would impose a severance tax on timber owners at the time of harvest. That money would go into a statewide Emergency Wildfire Fund. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Oregon Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley is introducing legislation to reduce wildfire risk in Oregon and across the country. He says this new act will help the U.S. Forest Service get a better jump on forest management and fuels ...
Portland, Ore. – The City of Portland has given the go ahead for the first all-wood high-rise building in the United States. Construction on Framework will utilize cross-laminated timber (CLT) construction. CLT panels are made from layers of wood that ...