Sustainability Stories

When our three Montana manufacturing facilities teamed up to improve their energy efficiency in 2022, they set an ambitious goal: reduce energy usage by 2 percent annually. Thanks to teamwork, innovation and grit, they more than doubled their savings, reducing usage by 4.24 percent, or 1.38 million kilowatt hours, from October 2023 through October 2024. That’s enough electricity to power 187 homes for a full year. ... Read More

In 1967, Weyerhaeuser purchased a 67-acre property just outside Olympia, Washington, which has become our Mima nursery. This March, Travis Keatley, senior vice president of Timberlands, had the honor of planting the nursery’s 1,000,000,000th seedling. ... Read More

Though bald eagles were removed from Oregon’s Endangered Species List in 2012, the birds are still noteworthy as they fly over our South Valley timberlands. Our staff biologists consider them a sensitive species and track their movements in the area. So when a crew spotted an injured eagle on the side of a logging road last November, they moved quickly to help. ... Read More

In the days before a lightning storm sparked eight separate wildfires just outside Dorena, Oregon, on July 17, former wildland firefighter Ruger Sanow was on edge. ... Read More

Last November, Mississippi State University acquired just over 14,000 acres of our Mississippi timberlands to establish the Wolf River Coastal Forest Research and Education Center. Conserving the headwaters of Mississippi Sound is a key part of the state’s overall coastal conservation masterplan, which includes ongoing restoration efforts related to the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in 2010. ... Read More