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Boise Distribution Helps Camp Rainbow Gold Build New Cabins for Kids Living With Cancer

Earlier this year, a Fairfield, Idaho, organization called Camp Rainbow Gold introduced a bold idea: to build six cabins in just three days. Their goal was to increase the safe and accessible housing options at their medical camp, Hidden Paradise. Hidden Paradise hosts thousands of Idahoans a year, allowing visitors of all ages and abilities to immerse themselves in the magic of nature. Founded and built by Camp Rainbow Gold for pediatric cancer patients and their families to step away from everyday life, Hidden Paradise hosts many other camps, too, and needed new cabins to accommodate growing demand. ... Read More
October 15, 2024

Branching Out at the 2024 Society of American Foresters National Convention

More than 1,200 forestry professionals from across the United States gathered in Loveland, Colorado, in mid-September for the 2024 Society of American Foresters National Conference. With a theme of “The Resources We Manage,” the conference included field tours, networking events, professional development sessions and more. ... Read More
October 9, 2024

50 Years in the Blink of an Eye: Machinist Clifton Homan Celebrates His Golden Anniversary

In 1971, 15-year-old Clifton “Clif” Homan got a chance to see a machinist in action at a Westinghouse nuclear power facility close to his home in Alabama. “I was already fascinated with machines and how they work,” Clif says. “That day, I decided what I wanted to do with my life. I immediately started polishing my math skills, then went to school for machine shop technology in Tuscaloosa.” ... Read More
October 7, 2024

Peter Yoneshige Moves From Fast Food to Forest Products

When you ask Peter Yoneshige, operations supervisor at our distribution center in Tacoma, Washington, about his Weyerhaeuser career, he says it fell into his lap. ... Read More
September 18, 2024

Bringing Power to the People: Kevin Kirby Recognized for Empowering His Team in Mississippi

Even though Kevin Kirby is still relatively new to the company — he started at our lumber mill in Bruce, Mississippi, just two years ago —he’s already making his mark as dryside superintendent. ... Read More
September 13, 2024