Reasons for Optimism: Federal Forest Management Changes Ahead
The Trump Administration has worked tirelessly on issues concerning management of America’s public lands since taking office. Many obstacles...
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Market Report: Wood Products Market Shaped by Tariffs, Wildfire, and Mass Timber Demand
Plywood markets have improved noticeably over the last several weeks. We sold significant volumes above our production capacity during...
The Northwest Forest Plan Amendment and Its Impact on Timber Harvesting
The Forest Service is proposing to amend the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP). The NWFP is a forest management plan...
A Longstanding Partnership: Freres’ History with Federal and State Timber Agencies
Company founder T.G. Freres purchased his first timber contract from the General Land Office in 1936. Ten years later,...
Support for Rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule
As active stewards of Oregon’s working forests, we strongly support the USDA’s recent decision to rescind the 2001 Roadless...
Oregon Legislative Session 2025: Business Impacts You Need to Know
Oregon’s 2025 legislative session is now in the books, and while lawmakers touted “progress,” the results tell a more...
The Real Impact of Federal Timber Policy on Communities
Following the Second World War and continuing until the early 1990’s the forests in Oregon, Washington and Northern California...
The Role of Salvaged Wood in Sustainable Forestry
Forest salvage is the key to true restoration—without it, carbon loss, wildfire risk, and ecological decline are inevitable. It...
Market Report: 2025 Wood Products Trends
2025 has begun! After very difficult years in 2023 and 2024, largely due to federal interest rate hikes leading...
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