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Building the New Chemeketa Agriculture Complex

Construction of the Chemeketa Agriculture Complex is underway and expecting to host classes in the winter term of 2021....

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Hiring challenges we are facing today

November 18, 2020 — Today’s Freres Lumber blog features a question and answer session with our Human Resources Director...

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Freres Lumber November Market Report: Elevated Plywood Pricing Expected to Continue

November 13, 2020 — Last month was the first month since the start of the COVID epidemic that the...

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Freres Lumber October Market Update: Encouraging Signs in the Plywood Marketplace

October 26, 2020 — The commodity plywood markets remain quiet and slow on the buy side, over all. Though...

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Freres Lumber October Market Report: Progress in Claim Against Brazilian Plywood

October 19, 2020 — After a difficult month of fires, production has resumed and increased with added personnel. After...

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Salvaged Timber from Beachie Creek, Lionshead Fires

The Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires blew through the Santiam Canyon on September 7th, combining into one complex fire....

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Freres Lumber September Market Update: Catch Up and Recovery After Santiam Canyon Fires

September 28, 2020 — Over the past few weeks, of course, the local wildfires that ravaged our local Santiam...

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Rebuilding the Santiam Canyon

September 25, 2020 — Fires have burned almost one million acres of ground in Oregon, taking lives and destroying...

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What Causes Wood Rot?

Wood decay (rot) is a common concern, especially in Oregon. It is well known that wood must be protected...

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