One Voice for Working Forests Blog

Bill Driscoll, the great grandson of Weyerhaeuser founder Frederick Weyerhaeuser, may have lost his race for Congress in Washington’s 6th

There is no doubt a more collaborative approach in our Northwest forests than there was 20 years ago. As we

It’s sad to think that a century ago, wood fell out of favor as a material for large urban buildings.

Rural counties in the Northwest continue to struggle, and state and federal forests are still woefully out of shape, with

It can be difficult to police timber, since so much of it is in remote areas. In Washington State, timber

In the short term, there are some positive signs in timber country. The Wall Street Journal just published a story,

Any small forest landowner knows that stewardship is a demanding but rewarding job, and it often feels like there isn’t

It’s easy to get caught up in the debate over forest certification when it comes to green building. The U.S.

Any aspiring shutterbugs with an interest in forestry should consider joining the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s 2013 Photo Contest. SFI, the

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s 14-person panel of timber stakeholders did not come to an agreement about how to increase the

As 2013 gets into full swing, the outlook is good for the Northwest timber industry. Weyerhaeuser Co., based in Federal

The LEED green building standard is the most widely known green construction standard in the country. And Washington State is

It was just two months ago that a panel of experts talked about the power of forest collaboratives at the

There is no shortage of innovation about how to better manage our federal forestland, to increase the timber harvest and

The delay of a biomass project in Port Townsend is being billed as a major victory by environmental groups, but

The global timber trade is a large and complex network of competing countries, policies and forests from around the world,

Things looked like they were humming along for the federal logging roads case that has captured the attention of the

The U.S. Supreme Court is not expected to rule on the federal logging roads case until next summer, but the

Times continue to be tough for the U.S. Green Building Council and its LEED green building standard. Last we checked,

It was incredible this week to see the reopening of the Harbor Paper mill in Grays Harbor County, Wash. With

The Olympic Peninsula in Washington is busy right now with timber issues, including a key congressional race and the ongoing

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, knows that things are bad for Northwest timber counties. It’s why he is part of

Twenty-two years after the spotted owl was listed as a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and Wildfire Service, the