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New Patrick Lumber Mill Cutting Oregon Hardwoods
The mill specializes in producing high-quality red alder lumber, particularly long-length and wide-width products not widely available from other hardwood producers.
The 2026/2027 Buyer’s Guide is Here
Complete Directory of Products, Services, Manufacturers, and Distributors Supporting the Forest Products Industry in the Western U.S.
Green Diamond Increasing Mechanization, Technology, in California
John Deere Feller Buncher, Acme Grapple Carriage Latest Investments
Wildfire Paradox: Why Forestry Contractors May Hold the Key to Protecting Communities
As wildfire season continues to intensify across North America, a growing number of forestry industry leaders are asking a difficult question: Are we spending enough on prevention, or are we simply paying more every year for suppression and recovery? That question was front and center during a recent Forestnet Media podcast conversation with Charles Vennat, president and CEO of CMI Mulching, and recorded earlier this year. CMI, a Canadian company located about 75 miles northeast of Montreal, manufactures track mulching tractors, mulching attachments, and stump grinders.
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New Patrick Lumber Mill Cutting Oregon Hardwoods
The mill specializes in producing high-quality red alder lumber, particularly long-length and wide-width products not widely available from other hardwood producers.
The 2026/2027 Buyer’s Guide is Here
Complete Directory of Products, Services, Manufacturers, and Distributors Supporting the Forest Products Industry in the Western U.S.
Green Diamond Increasing Mechanization, Technology, in California
John Deere Feller Buncher, Acme Grapple Carriage Latest Investments
Wildfire Paradox: Why Forestry Contractors May Hold the Key to Protecting Communities
As wildfire season continues to intensify across North America, a growing number of forestry industry leaders are asking a difficult question: Are we spending enough on prevention, or are we simply paying more every year for suppression and recovery? That question was front and center during a recent Forestnet Media podcast conversation with Charles Vennat, president and CEO of CMI Mulching, and recorded earlier this year. CMI, a Canadian company located about 75 miles northeast of Montreal, manufactures track mulching tractors, mulching attachments, and stump grinders.
Oregon Family Finds Success with Total Control from Felling to Trucking
BEND, Oregon – If there is one phrase that truly and literally describes Boulder Ridge Trucking and Logging, it is ‘all in the family.’ With 20 employees plus three owner-employees, all ground-based logging and trucking is done in-house. Using all company-owned...
May/June 2026 Market Watch
As of May lumber futures fell below $600 per thousand board feet, settling around $560-580 (U.S.), driven by weak consumer sentiment and sluggish demand. While prices remain volatile, this represents a moderation from earlier in the year.
Staton Forestry Searching For ‘Best Niche There Is’
EUGENE, Oregon – Staton Forestry offers a unique mix of services for a forestry business. While the company has done a few small logging jobs, most of its recent work has been restoring floodplains and relocating riverbeds. “We’re dabbling in everything we can in the...
Loggers Gather for Redwood Region Conference at New Site
The Redwood Region Logging Conference put its mark on a new location this year that generated positive feedback. The 88th annual event featured displays of logging and trucking equipment, a log loader competition, professional logger classes, historical displays, including a train locomotive, logging sports competitions, and many social events.
Italian Drying Group – a Global Supplier of Lumber Drying Tech
Italian Drying Group, with two brands of lumber kilns and drying systems, Incomac and Nardi, has more than 50 years of experience supplying technology for drying, steaming, and heat-treating wood. Based in Montebelluna in northern Italy, it has more than 25,000 kilns installed and supplies service and remote support to customers on five continents, including North America, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, and Japan; service and support is provided by an affiliated business unit, Incotech. In North America the company has 75 customers.
The Art of Felling Timber
Author, Trainer Teaches Safe Manual Felling
Spring Into Readiness: A Practical Guide to Forestry Machine Maintenance
Forestry work does not slow down for long, but spring often forces a pause. Thawing ground, heavy moisture, and unpredictable access can delay production across many regions. While these factors can be frustrating, they also enable one of the most valuable maintenance windows of the year. A well-executed spring service routine can prevent costly downtime later and set your machines up for a productive season. Before starting, always refer to your operator’s manual for machine-specific service intervals, fluid specifications, and recommended procedures. What follows is a field-proven approach to getting your equipment ready for spring and summer conditions.
Idaho Logger Has Reputation for Doing the Best Work in the Worst Site Conditions
Tigercat Six-Wheel Skidder Adds to JEM Forestry’s Logging Season
Bright Wood Reaps Dividends From Upgrading Scanners
Company Invests in Eight USNR Systems with Artificial Intelligence
Investment in Robotic Equipment Paying Off for States Industries
Hardwood Panel Manufacturer Automated Drilling, Screwing with 7robotics
Oregon Logging Conference Checks All the Boxes for 2026
EUGENE, Oregon – Professionals in the forestry industry gathered for three days of networking, education, and social activities at the 88th annual Oregon Logging Conference in February. This year’s event at the Lane Events Center and Fairground drew more exhibitors,...
Market Watch – March/April 2026
LUMBER PRICING, MARKET TRENDS There were more mill closings in late 2025 and early 2026 than openings in North America in general. There are several mill openings planned for 2026, including sawmill and OSB investments in the U.S. South. U.S. hunger for imported...
Oregon Logging Conference Official Show Guide
Welcome to the 88th annual Oregon Logging Conference and Equipment Show!
Oregon Brothers Earn FRA Award Honoring Best Logger in the West
DEVELON Loader with Southstar Grapple Processor a Good Fit for Turner Logging
Washington Logger Operates with Small Business Model
Dutchman Logging also Performs Small Land-Clearing Jobs
T-Mar Industries Develops First Hybrid Grapple Yarder
Hybrid cars and trucks have certainly become more common, but hybrid logging equipment? T-Mar Industries has developed a first: a diesel-electric hybrid grapple yarder that is operating in forests of coastal British Columbia. “It is the first machine of its type in the world,”
Washington Logger Has Adapted
Dahlgren Logging Adds Falcon Winch Assist, Tigercat Machine
Market Watch – November/December 2025
LUMBER PRICING, MARKET TRENDS Lumber prices were at a 13-month low, around $500-$513 per thousand board feet, in mid-November due to soft demand and large inventories. The market is experiencing price moderation compared to volatility of previous years. Recent...
Alaska Sawmill, Lumber Yard Going Strong 60 Years Later
Northland Wood Products Operates Largest Mill in the Interior
Consulting Forester Is on a Mission
Eastside Forestry Serves Landowners in East-Central Washington
Tech Review: Dry Kilns
The latest in dry kiln technology.
Senate: Pass the Fix Our Forests Act
In an overwhelming bipartisan vote, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry advanced a bill to address the growing threat of wildfires. There is now broad consensus that the poor health of our forests is threatening communities, public health and emissions goals.
But, as the bipartisan, bicameral Fix Our Forests Act proves, we don’t simply have to accept this as our new normal.
Meet Our Digital Marketing ‘Guru’
TimberWest magazine is celebrating 50 years serving the forestry industry in 2025. Anthony Robinson acquired TimberWest Publications in 2019; at the time he was associate publisher of Logging & Sawmilling Journal and had a leadership role in both magazines. He...
BurnBot Goes High-Tech
Develops Solutions for Clean, Safe, Precise Controlled Burns
Market Watch: September/October 2025
In this issue we are introducing a new column, Market Watch. It will contain news and information about markets for wood products, new timber harvesting and mill projects, government policies impacting the forest products industry, equipment and machinery sales, and the overall economy and supply chains.
Diverse Operations Help Oregon Company Stay Busy
O’Malley Brothers Enters Sawmilling with Wood-Mizer Band Mill





































