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Bringing State Lawmakers into the Field in Oregon

Two of our Oregon teams — from our Snow Peak tree farm and our Turner regeneration center — recently hosted tours designed to provide legislators and community stakeholders a closer look at seedling production and new rules related to Oregon’s Private For…
s Legislature during the 2022 session
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/blog/sustainability-stories-bringing-oregon-lawmakers-into-the-field/

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, cou…
Viviana and her daughter Mia at the 2022 Run for a Cure. At this point in her cancer
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/blog/meet-our-people-viviana-olivares/

Volunteer of the Year Brad Moehlmann Takes His Love of Teaching Back to School

Even though he’s a forester by training, Brad Moehlmann has always harbored an interest in being a teacher. He even considered changing careers once. Recently, he found a way to take what he’s learned in his role as region forester for Southern Oregon to …
high school teaching career in November 2022
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/blog/meet-our-people-voy-brad-moehlmann/

An Official Welcome for Our 19th Distribution Center in San Antonio

On Oct. 12, Weyerhaeuser employees, business leaders, vendors, community members and civic leaders came together to celebrate the grand opening of our brand-new distribution center in San Antonio, Texas.
operations as a temporary location in March 2022
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/blog/an-official-welcome-for-our-19th-distribution-center-in-san-antonio/

Fighting Fires Together

Supporting the mental health of firefighters, their families and our communities
2022 KVAL… 2022 KATU… 2022 KATU… 2022 National Alliance of Forest Owners
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/timberlands/fighting-fires-together/

Crown Z Trail Signage Project in Oregon Shares the Story of Modern Forestry

The Crown Z Trail meanders for 23 miles between the towns of Scappoose and Vernonia, Oregon, just northwest of the Portland metro area. Part paved and part gravel, the trail invites users to walk, hike, bike and ride horses up and down its length — includ…
OCESS The trail signage project began in 2022 with a call from Tony Hyde
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/blog/sustainability-stories-crown-z-trail-signage/

Our Wildfire-Affected Tree Farms in Oregon Look to the Future — and Work Together for Support

In September 2020, the Holiday Farm Fire burned across nearly 166,000 forested acres in Oregon. Some of those impacted acres — including some of our own — were so damaged the soil couldn’t hold water. That meant many seedlings planted there would not sur…
ather also complicates things. The summer of 2022 brought drought and unusually high temperatu
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/blog/meet-our-peopole-fighting-fires-together-2024/

Evelle Thomas Keeps the Storeroom Stocked and the McComb Community Supported

In the early 2000s, Evelle Thomas and her family lived in New Orleans, Louisiana. When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, Evelle’s family of four — including a newborn — lost everything. “The Salvation Army helped us stay on our feet, but we decided to reloca…
Carlos retired in 2022 after 34 years with Weyerhaeuser. In th…s wedding in 2022. MEET EVELLE Your title is storeroom
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/blog/meet-our-people-evelle-thomas/

Laura Ramirez Brings Impressive Tree Expertise to Weyerhaeuser's Quantitative Systems & Inventory Team

Life in blustery Chicago, Illinois, is pretty different from the mild tropical weather Laura Ramirez grew up with in Medellín, Colombia. But she’s not complaining — she loves it. “The seasons don’t really change in Colombia, so experiencing all the shifts…
a on a visit to the Oregon coast in December 2022. …emite National Park. 'We went there in April 2022 to celebrate a big milestone during my Ph.D.
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/blog/meet-our-people-laura-ramirez/

The Heart of Innovation is ‘Challenging How Something Has Always Been Done’

As our Engineered Wood Products plant in Eugene, Oregon, prepared for an expected market slowdown in late 2022, Tom Mihalik sought out novel ways to cut costs and improve efficiency.
ared for an expected market slowdown in late 2022
https://www.weyerhaeuser.com/blog/meet-our-people-tom-mihalik/