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  • Organics, timber cut healthy deal

    The town of Williams, Ore., wants to buy a nearby forest owned by Boise Cascade to protect local organic farms from herbicide chemicals used in spraying.

    by Rachel Jackson, Sep 10, 2001

  • The spotted owl made the rich richer

    A study reveals that profits of the 12 largest timber companies in the Northwest went up 43 percent after federal logging was cut back to protect the spotted owl.

    by Alan Pittman, Aug 07, 1995

  • Timber industry mounts an offense

    Timber industry finances campaign against Option 9.

    by Staff, Feb 07, 1994

  • Timber industry takes a stand

    The timber industry responds to the Sierra Club's book, Clearcut, with its side of the story in its own book, Closer Look.

    by Chip Giller, Oct 17, 1994

  • Landmark timber deal stops Seattle sprawl

    Overwhelmed by development in this bedroom community near Seattle, the town of Snoqualmie finds an ally in the Evergreen Forest Trust, which has purchased a huge tree farm that will enable logging to continue, and block sprawl.

    by Dave Wortman, May 13, 2002

  • Can green-certified lumber make it?

    Some foresters who are using responsible environmental practices in order to be "green-certified" are disappointed by the lack of return for their admirable efforts.

    by Jane Braxton Little, Jun 24, 2002

  • Spotted owl or red herring?

    Although logging has declined drastically in the Pacific Northwest, it’s not necessarily the fault of the Endangered Species Act or the northern spotted owl.

    by Kathie Durban, Mar 20, 2006

  • Checks are in the mail

    Louisiana-Pacific must pay one of the largest product-liability settlements in U.S. history to customers who bought the company's Inner Seal home siding.

    by Katie Fesus, Dec 09, 1996

  • After the fall

    RBM Lumber in Columbia Falls, Mont., is a small, family-owned mill that is a pioneer in a brand new kind of timber economy, one that would restore rather than deplete forests and create low-volume, high-value wood products in a sustainable way.

    by Steve Thompson, May 08, 2000

  • A growing movement in green

    Green-labeling for forest products is becoming more common throughout the country, but not all green labels are created equal.

    by Rebecca Clarren, May 08, 2000
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