Expert Views

Building a skyscraper? Forget about steel and concrete, says architect Michael Green, and build it out of … wood. As he details in this intriguing talk, it's not only possible to build safe wooden structures up to 30 stories tall (and, he hopes, higher), it's necessary. Read More

The OSU College of Forestry provides science leadership for 11 research cooperatives that conduct research and apply the results to solve problems, develop new products, support long-term field studies, and develop decision support tools. Read More

Trees are harvested then replanted. Nearly 100 million trees are replanted each year in Washington and Oregon managed forests. This cycle of harvesting and replanting stores carbon–not only in living trees in the forest, but in finished wood products such as lumber and furniture. Read More

Kathy Abusow is President & CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Inc. (SFI), a non-profit that plays a central role in strengthening the vital links among sustainable forestry, responsible purchasing, and thriving communities. In this TEDx event, Kathy talks about how well managed forests provide products and benefits that help society at large. Read More

Washington state-based Alaska Airlines today made history flying the first commercial flight using the world’s first renewable, alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the limbs and branches that remain after the harvesting of managed forests. Read More

Daily Astorian - February 15, 2017 Q&A with Lois Perdue, plant manager for Hampton's Warrenton lumber mill. Read More

Nearly a quarter of the people in attendance were employees of Hampton Lumber and their families...announcing the company’s displeasure at the awarding of a $2 million TIGER grant to the Port of Newport to create a log export facility. The Hampton employee said he was concerned how the exporting of raw logs would impact local sawmills. Read More

Hampton’s crew on this day, one week before the Portland Timbers’ home opener, is a special one. In the back seats of his Ford Super Duty FX4 sit Timber Jim and Timber Joey, whose annual mission to find the team’s Victory Log has brought them to the mountain. In the coming hours, the team will identify, cut and prepare the logs that will be used through the 2018 season. Read More