sustainability

When our OSB mill in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, faced the challenge of disposing of two years’ worth of ash, the team developed a solution inspired by similar work at our OSB mill in Edson, Alberta, seven years earlier, when Edson had successfully supplied local farmers with ash as an agricultural additive to neutralize acidic soil. ... Read More

In Raymond, Washington, where we’ve operated a lumber mill since the 1930s and owned timberland in the surrounding Willapa Hills for even longer, finding a home can be more of a challenge than buying one. ... Read More

When a logging truck rumbles down a gravel road in our Oregon timberlands, it usually burns diesel — a reliable but carbon-intensive fuel. That’s beginning to change. This summer, our first fleet of renewable natural gas (RNG) trucks started rolling out of Goshen, Oregon, marking a new chapter in Weyerhaeuser’s longstanding exploration of alternative fuels. ... Read More

There’s no telling what someone might find on our millions of acres of timberlands. From vital wildlife habitats to historic and culturally significant sites, there’s a little of everything. We’ve been cataloging and protecting these areas for decades, and we’re still making discoveries. ... Read More

For the third consecutive year, members of our Corporate Development organization were among the thousands who traveled to New York City last month for one of the world’s largest and most important climate gatherings, Climate Week NYC. The annual event overlaps with the United Nations General Assembly and serves as an opportunity for leaders in the public and private sectors to raise awareness and engage in important conversations around the global response to climate change. More than 1,000 official events were held across the city from Sept. 21 to 28, making this year’s Climate Week NYC the largest in its 16-year history. Weyerhaeuser’s contingent — including Paul Hossain, senior vice president and chief development officer; Alicia Robbins, vice president, Natural Climate Solutions and Business Development; Ara Erickson, vice president, Corporate Sustainability; and Vaughan Andrews, senior manager, sustainability — were in the middle of the action, traversing the city to participate in more than a half dozen formal speaking opportunities and countless other meetings, forums and networking events in support of our business and sustainability objectives. ... Read More