Sustainability Stories

Well-maintained parks and sporting facilities can be major draws for small communities, but coming up with money for such projects can be a big challenge in some rural areas. So last year, local Giving Fund Advisory Committees in Longview, Washington, Princeton, British Columbia, and Grande Prairie, Alberta, stepped up to help propel three exciting projects over the finish line with significant donations. These standout projects — supporting an accessible playground, a pickleball court and a hockey arena — demonstrate how employees can take advantage of the Giving Fund to make their communities more active, thriving places to live. ... Read More

Earlier this spring, 380 middle and high school students convened at our Cool Springs Environmental Education Center just outside New Bern, North Carolina, for the 25th annual North Carolina Coastal Envirothon, a competition testing their knowledge in natural resources and ecology. ... Read More

Forest Carbon is one of our newest teams at Weyerhaeuser. Housed within our Corporate Development organization and part of our Natural Climate Solutions business, the team is responsible for developing forest carbon projects on our existing Timberlands. Our first forest carbon project, Kibby Skinner in Maine, was approved by ACR last fall. Two additional forest carbon projects are under development in the U.S. South, with even more in the pipeline. It’s a new frontier not just for Weyerhaeuser but for forestry as a whole. ... Read More

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 survive. ... Read More

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 — including through part of our Northwest Oregon tree farm in Columbia County, Oregon. ... Read More