Sustainability Stories

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

Almost two decades after an unprecedented winter storm hit the Pacific Northwest, fish have made a remarkable comeback on our tree farm near Pe Ell, Washington, one of the region’s most severely impacted areas. ... Read More