sustainableforestry

Removal of an Old Log Drive Dam in Maine Restores Brook Trout Habitat

In the days before highways and railroads, how did forestry companies transport their harvests from remote logging sites to sawmills and pulp mills located hundreds of miles away? Often by water, in a clever practice called log driving. ... Read More
March 22, 2024

Territory Manager Travis Perry Blends Passion for Forests With a Desire to Compete

Travis Perry is a competitor. In high school he was a wrestler, competing in an individual sport where strategy counts as much as strength, and he’s always up for a challenge — including when he decided to shift to sales after starting his career as a forester. ... Read More
January 29, 2024

Trust, Transparency and Trees: How Weyerhaeuser Showed Up at COP28

For two weeks starting in late November, delegates from around the world convened in Dubai for the 2023 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference, better known as COP28, to negotiate the global response to climate change. This was the largest COP gathering so far, nearly doubling last year’s attendance. And though Weyerhaeuser has participated in COP before, this year we elevated our presence and strategic engagement to capitalize on the growing momentum around our business and sustainability goals. ... Read More
January 9, 2024

Millions of Our Trees Start Their Lives With Viviana Olivares and Our Rochester Seed Plant

On a sunny September afternoon at our nursery in Rochester, Washington, hundreds of burlap bags full of Douglas-fir cones rest on enormous, covered outdoor racks. At this stage, they are nearly ready to start their journey through the drying, sorting, counting and stratification processes necessary to prepare them for planting. Viviana Olivares, seed plant manager, and her team will be there every step of the way. ... Read More
December 12, 2023

Lights, Camera, Forestry: Sharing the Science of Sustainability with Students

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
November 9, 2023