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Crown Z Trail Signage Project in Oregon Shares the Story of Modern Forestry

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
April 18, 2024

Drew Wopat Plans for Success, in Our Maine Timberlands and in the Community

Drew Wopat originally went to college to be a civil engineer. But after visiting a booth sponsored by the University of Maine at the Fryeburg Fair, he switched to forestry. “I love being outside,” says Drew, a planning lead who works from our Greenville Timberlands office in Maine. “I’m grateful I made the decision to pursue this career and spend my days in the woods.” ... Read More
April 8, 2024

Removal of an Old Log Drive Dam in Maine Restores Brook Trout Habitat

In the days before highways and railroads, how did forestry companies transport their harvests from remote logging sites to sawmills and pulp mills located hundreds of miles away? Often by water, in a clever practice called log driving. ... Read More
March 22, 2024

Book by Book: Volunteer of the Year Malissa Webber Takes Diversity to School

It started out small: Volunteering to catalog a tiny library at her daughter’s co-op preschool after noticing the books were outdated and lacked diverse representation. One thing led to another, and five years later Malissa Webber, communications manager for Roots News and ERGs, was averaging 100 hours of volunteer time annually at her kids’ current school, North Seattle French School. ... Read More
March 13, 2024

An Official Welcome for Our 19th Distribution Center in San Antonio

On Oct. 12, Weyerhaeuser employees, business leaders, vendors, community members and civic leaders came together to celebrate the grand opening of our brand-new distribution center in San Antonio, Texas. ... Read More
March 8, 2024