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U.S. Forest Service Announces New Funding Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has announced up to $95 million in competitive grant funding through its Wood Innovations program for projects that advance innovative wood uses, expand wood-based construction, and grow U.S. wood energy markets and...
Weyco Expects Strong Growth
Weyerhaeuser Co. hosted an Investor Day in December and outlined the company's strategic growth plan and financial targets through 2030. "Weyerhaeuser stands alone in the timberlands, wood products and land solutions space as the only large cap, integrated investment...
Texas A&M Forest Service Adds Investigator
The Texas A&M Forest Service has expanded its law enforcement ranks as Chad Mathes of Garrison was sworn in as the agency’s newest investigator during a ceremony held at the state agency headquarters in College Station. Mathes joins an elite division of...
Weyco Wood Fiber Will Feed Aymium Biocarbon
Weyerhaeuser Co. and Aymium entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to partner to produce and sell 1.5 million tons of sustainable biocarbon annually for use in metals production. As an initial stage of this partnership, the companies have formed a joint venture...
Steve Richardson Was A Leader In Arkansas Timber Community
Stephen Lee “Steve” Richardson of Warren, Ark., died December 30, 2025 at St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs, Ark. He was 75. Born on July 8, 1950 in Little Rock, Richardson was the owner/operator of Richardson Wood Co./L.A. (Lower Arkansas) Wood Co., among other...
U.S. Lumber Coalition Pulls No Punches With New Year Statement
Softwood lumber prices remain at historically low levels. Prices today are 54% lower than their 1975 average and 49% lower than their 1995 average, adjusted for inflation, yet Canada and the National Assn. of Home Builders (NAHB) spared no efforts in 2025 to spread...
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