News in timber

The US Forest Service received no bids for 267 million board feet of timber in the first three quarters of fiscal 2026, GV News and The New York Times reported.

The Alabama Forestry Commission estimates Hurricane Isaias damaged more than 2.5 million tons of timber valued at over $33.5 million across three counties.

Tolko and Ntityix Resources announced a forestry partnership transferring a license with an annual allowable cut of 52,100 cubic meters to Westbank First Nation.

More than 5,400 wildfires have burned approximately 4.5 million hectares across Canada in 2026.

As of Friday, October 16, 11 large fires were burning across the US, covering 144,503 acres. Year-to-date, wildfires have burned more than 9 million acres.

The Oregon Department of Forestry is investing $10 million in projects to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health across more than 6,400 acres in Oregon.

A Canadian coalition of mill managers, unionized workers, and First Nations seeks to purchase the RYAM mill in Témiscaming, Quebec.

As of Friday, 8 large fires were actively burning across the US. Year-to-date, 9,013,486 acres have burned.

BLS generated $29.8 million in Q3 timber sales revenue, selling 121 million board feet of timber across 5,300 acres in four states.

Construction is underway on RYAM’s 70 MW Altamaha Green Energy biomass cogeneration project in Jesup, Georgia, with operations expected to begin in 2029.