California Timber Industry Improves Amid Concerns

With U.S. new home sales rising 23 percent compared to the annual pace of 2015, California timber operators say they’re guardedly optimistic about improving markets for harvested logs and lumber products. But they note the outlook can vary greatly, depending on...

Idaho Logging, Wood Product Industries Hang Steady

The Idaho logging and wood products industries struggle with volatile prices and a sharply reduced amount of timber available for harvest on federal lands compared with a generation ago. But Idaho wood is still a moneymaker, and recent trend lines are mostly positive,...

Montana Landowners Thin Forests Ahead Of Fire Season

When Marty Stromberg first started managing her 160-acre tract that locals call Jack Pine Flats, she could turn a little profit from the trees that went to the nearby mill. Back in the 1980s, she did most of her logging with help from her big team of horses. By the...