Weyerhaeuser has provided a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how all four of their Oregon tree farms’ operations were able to deal with and recover from the wildfire season of 2020. All four farms suffered significant damage after nearby wildfires on state and federal timberlands encroached on the company’s property in September 2020.
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3 Years After Hurricane Michael Devastated the Florida Panhandle, Logging Industry Recovery is Still Ongoing
Sunday, October 10, 2021 marked the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Michael’s devastation of the Florida panhandle’s logging industry. The Florida Forest Service (FFS) estimates that Hurricane Michael damaged approximately 10-15 years worth of timber supply.
Impact of Timber Lost to B.C.’s 2021 Summer Wildfire Season Could be Both Extreme and Long Lasting
Although the extent of the damage has yet to be fully assessed, estimates place the number of hectares burned at 900,000 hectares or 9,000 square kilometers. Depending on the severity of the burn, trees in fire zones may still be harvestable, but there is often a timeframe before harvest loses viability.
Canada’s Sustainably Managed Forests Key to its Net-Zero Carbon Economy by 2050
According to the Forest Products Association of Canada, as Canada transitions to a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, Canada’s sustainably managed forests and the carbon-storing wood products they produce are providing key support to accomplishing that goal. Canada’s forest sector has already reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by close to 70 percent since the early 1990’s.
Sierra Pacific Industries Completes Acquisition of Seneca
Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), the Anderson California-based forest products company, announced last week that it has completed its acquisition of Seneca, a Eugene Oregon-based company that, prior to the acquisition, had about 400 employees and owned about 167,000 acres of timberlands.
SDS Lumber and Timber Co. Reveals the Names of the Company’s Buyers
SDS Lumber and Timber Co. has been a forest products industry fixture since the 1940’s. The Bingen, Washington-based company manages nearly 100,000 acres of Pacific Northwest forest reserves on top of it mill operations. Late last week, a consortium of three separate entities were announced as the new owners.
New Brunswick Woodlot Owners Question Province’s Timber Royalty Collection Methods During 13-Month Lumber Market Price Surge
Taking full advantage of the higher lumber prices being charged by sawmills and the increased profitability those prices were generating during the recent 13-month lumber price surge, Alberta raised the price of logs coming off the Crown’s land several times and collected additional timber royalties.
Tree Harvesting Limitations Threaten Yukon Territory’s Local Small-Scale Sawmills
Doug Kerley is the owner of Creekside Wood Supply located in White Horse, the capital of northwest Canada’s Yukon territory. Kerley said the supply of suitable trees — they must be a minimum size for the lumber product — has been exhausted.
52 Large Wildfire Continue to Burn Across the U.S. with Only 1 is Listed as Contained
The National Interagency Fire Center reported today (10-4-21) that there are 52 large wildfires burning nationally on over 2,985,979 acres. No new large fires were being reported as of today.
Alberta Forest Companies Plant Over 100 Million Trees in the Province’s Forests in 2021
Alberta’s forest companies have planted over 100 million trees in the province’s forests in 2021. That number amounts to planting three trees for every one that is harvested — or 23 trees for every resident of the province, or (even more impressive) 100,000 trees for every grizzly bear in Alberta.