One Voice for Working Forests Blog

Washington forest landowners‘ leading role in improving salmon habitat received attention this year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the

Hampton Lumber owns 140,000 acres of forestland in Oregon and Washington and manages 300,000 acres of public forestland in British

Working forests in Washington are managed by landowners who make sustainability a priority. With smart management, our working forests can last

Washington State native Vicki Christiansen was named this week as the permanent head of the U.S. Forest Service. Congratulations, Vicki!

The wildfire smoke that permeated Western Washington this summer, and worsening wildfire seasons across the region, have added urgency to

Two key members of Washington’s federal delegation visited forest collaborative sites in Northeast Washington in recent weeks. U.S. Rep. Cathy

A new report from the Washington Department of Natural Resources shows that the state’s private forest landowners continue to have

A new story in the Seattle Times explores the value of thinning Washington forests to make them less susceptible to

More Washington editorial boards and opinion writers are weighing in on solutions to the wildfire smoke that has plagued the

The wildfires across the West this summer – and the smoke hitting cities like Seattle, Portland and Eugene – are

It seemed impressive enough that tall buildings are being constructed with cross-laminated timber. That’s nothing – how about an entire

A new story in the Seattle Times describes the difficult journey that salmon take from freshwater rivers and streams to

Grays Harbor College launches log truck driver training program

Mark Doumit, Executive Director of the Washington Forest Protection Association, writes in the Seattle Times this month about forest landowners’

The Washington Forest Protection Association has launched a new advertising campaign in Washington highlighting the environmental benefits of sustainable forestry.

A new article in the Centralia Chronicle explores the deep commitment of Washington forest landowners to sustainability, environmental stewardship and

Congratulations to the New family, the owners and stewards of the Nourse Tree Farm in Snohomish County, for being honored

We should always celebrate when young people gain experience working in the woods. That’s exactly what’s happening this summer in

Jed Arnold, community outreach and stewardship coordinator for Hampton Family Forests on the North Oregon Coast, writes in the Daily

It’s only late June, so Washington has yet to see any large, high-profile wildfires, but state leaders say they are

Pope Resources, based in Poulsbo, Wash., has partnered on an extraordinary conservation deal that has such wide scope that it’s

One year after the Washington Department of Natural Resources signed a “Good Neighbor” agreement with the U.S. Forest Service, the

We’ve written often about the state of Washington’s efforts to clear tens of thousands of fish passage barriers, as well

The Seattle City Council this week approved changes to the Seattle Building Code that may bring the city one step