Sustainability Stories

Last November, Mississippi State University acquired just over 14,000 acres of our Mississippi timberlands to establish the Wolf River Coastal Forest Research and Education Center. Conserving the headwaters of Mississippi Sound is a key part of the state’s overall coastal conservation masterplan, which includes ongoing restoration efforts related to the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in 2010. ... Read More

Almost two decades after an unprecedented winter storm hit the Pacific Northwest, fish have made a remarkable comeback on our tree farm near Pe Ell, Washington, one of the region’s most severely impacted areas. ... Read More

The freshwater Alabama pearlshell mussel was once abundant in headwater streams throughout south-central Alabama. Today, after decades of decline, the species is so rare that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has classified it as “endangered,” due to its risk of becoming extinct. ... Read More

Employees at our tree farms in Molalla and Lebanon, Oregon, are celebrating completion of wildfire reforestation efforts ahead of schedule following the Beachie Creek and Riverside Fires. Originally estimated to take at least four to five years, restoration at both locations wrapped up in fewer than four years with nearly 15 million seedlings planted, marking a significant achievement in local wildfire recovery. ... Read More

In late July, Alissa Cale, land asset manager, stepped up to a 242-foot-long wind turbine blade and signed her name in blue marker. She was participating in a blade signing event that brought together about 250 stakeholders of the Timbermill wind project in North Carolina — including the governor and local officials — to celebrate a significant milestone toward completion. ... Read More