sustainability

Do you remember what sparked your interest in the timber industry? For many of us, fascination with the outdoors took root when we were kids. That youthful curiosity is what Blair Owen and Seth Plank, planning and roads foresters based in our Vanceboro, North Carolina, Timberlands office, hoped to tap into when they stepped in front of cameras this summer. ... Read More

Last month, several members of the Weyerhaeuser team attended Climate Week NYC, a gathering of domestic and international leaders from across the public and private sectors to discuss action on climate change. We were excited for the opportunity to participate in several events throughout the week that underscored the critical role nature-based solutions play in the fight against climate change. But the highlight for us was our Weyerhaeuser-hosted panel event, which featured our own Alicia Robbins, vice president of Portfolio Analytics and Business Development, alongside leaders from Carbon Direct, the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI), JPMorgan Chase & Co., and TIME CO2 for a conversation about how to build a trusted marketplace for forest carbon credits. ... Read More

On May 16, our Princeton, British Columbia, Timberlands team headed out to the woods to plant 225 seedlings with 45 eager young volunteers from local schools as part of National Forest Week in Canada. ... Read More

A new website offers the public deeper insight than ever before into what’s happening in the forests where a wood product originated in the United States. Produced by the American Wood Council and launched this April, the new site (https://awc.org/wood-sourcing/) will help Weyerhaeuser and other forest products companies bring increased transparency to our fiber supply chain and its environmental sustainability practices. ... Read More

In the last six years, Tim Tadlock has lived in three very different states: Oklahoma, Montana and Michigan. With the most recent move — to take on the role of environmental manager at our OSB plant in Grayling, Michigan — he says he’s found the perfect fit for advancing his career. ... Read More