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Using Artificial Intelligence to Fine-Tune the Dryers at Our Sutton OSB Mill
At our Sutton oriented strand board plant in Heaters, West Virginia, 200,000 pounds of wood strands are dried in four sets of triple-pass dryers every hour. Those dry strands are blended with resin and formed into 12-foot-by-24-foot mats, which are then cured in the hot press and cut into 4-foot-by-8-foot boards of high-quality OSB. ... Read More
November 11, 2024
With Its First Tenant, Our North Florida Mega Industrial Park Marks a Major Milestone
In March, our North Florida Mega Industrial Park welcomed its first tenant, AgroLiquid, a Michigan-based fertilizer manufacturer. The groundbreaking ceremony, where representatives from AgroLiquid, Weyerhaeuser and local, state and federal officials celebrated the milestone by breaking ground with green-bladed shovels, was the culmination of years of planning for the 2,622-acre mega park. ... Read More
November 7, 2024
Project Learning Tree Trains Weyerhaeuser Employees to Teach Kids About Forests
Millions of kids across America face big decisions when they graduate high school, and one challenge common to many students in rural communities is whether they’ll need to move to a bigger city to find career opportunities. But what if that was a choice those kids didn’t have to make? ... Read More
November 1, 2024
Boise Distribution Helps Camp Rainbow Gold Build New Cabins for Kids Living With Cancer
Earlier this year, a Fairfield, Idaho, organization called Camp Rainbow Gold introduced a bold idea: to build six cabins in just three days. Their goal was to increase the safe and accessible housing options at their medical camp, Hidden Paradise. Hidden Paradise hosts thousands of Idahoans a year, allowing visitors of all ages and abilities to immerse themselves in the magic of nature. Founded and built by Camp Rainbow Gold for pediatric cancer patients and their families to step away from everyday life, Hidden Paradise hosts many other camps, too, and needed new cabins to accommodate growing demand. ... Read More
October 15, 2024
Branching Out at the 2024 Society of American Foresters National Convention
More than 1,200 forestry professionals from across the United States gathered in Loveland, Colorado, in mid-September for the 2024 Society of American Foresters National Conference. With a theme of “The Resources We Manage,” the conference included field tours, networking events, professional development sessions and more. ... Read More
October 9, 2024