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An article this week in the Centralia Chronicle delves into the rich history of forestry in Lewis County, Wash., where

The city of Roslyn in Kittitas County, Wash., was threatened last summer by the 37,000-acre Jolly Mountain Fire, one of

We’ve written often in recent years about the tremendous outlook for cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other mass timber products. One

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared this week that woody biomass is carbon neutral, a decision that echoes a move

We wrote last fall about a new Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Forest Resources Management at Grays Harbor College. As

A new study shows that modern logging in the Oregon Coast Range, under the auspices of the Oregon Forest Practices Act,

By Jason Callahan Jason Callahan is the Director of Governmental Relations for the Washington Forest Protection Association. At the nexus

It may not have been the comprehensive legislation that some forestry leaders wanted, but Congress last week finally approved significant

By Jason Callahan Jason Callahan is the Director of Governmental Relations for the Washington Forest Protection Association. Missing from the

A new interactive report from the U.S. Forest Service shows the duration and intensity of last year’s wildfire season in

Organizers of the Oregon Logging Conference knew there would be something perfect this year for its 80th annual event: a

Managing forestland means being a responsible steward of a renewable resource – trees. From family foresters who manage their land

Cross-laminated timber may be getting all the attention these days, but CLT is not the only new use for wood,

Great news out of Northeast Washington, where not coincidentally Vaagen Brothers Lumber has been very active in working with federal,

The fishers are back in Washington, but are they here to stay? That was the question on the minds of

Jim Petersen, the co-founder of the Evergreen Foundation, is one of the most effective chroniclers and advocates of the Northwest

A bill moving through the Washington Legislature, supported by timber companies, would pay for one year of higher education for

Columns, the University of Washington alumni magazine, has an in-depth story in its latest issue about the power and potential

This year’s session of the Washington Legislature kicks off this week, and carbon policy is expected to be one of

Two stories came out this week in the Longview Daily News that show the long-lasting resonance of the timber and

Our previous blog post, which linked to a news clip describing a Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee report on

A new legislative report indicates Washington’s Department of Natural Resources and State Fire Marshal spent nearly a half billion dollars

Of the many issues that could affect forest products and timberland management, the looming Congressional battle over federal timber reform

Washington State University earlier this month released a study on landslides and timberland in the Olympic Peninsula. One of the critical

The U.S. House on Nov. 1 passed the Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017. Nick Smith of Healthy Forests, Healthy