by Hampton Lumber | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Word From CEO
It’s been over two months since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S. and nearly two full weeks since Governors in Oregon and Washington ordered people to stay at home. Restaurants have closed or reduced services. Amusement parks and theaters are...
by Hampton Lumber | Mar 18, 2020 | Blog, Word From CEO
Of the lessons learned in my years working in the Pacific Northwest timber industry, the most significant has been the importance of taking the long-view. This way of thinking is an inherent part of an industry that takes decades to bring a product to market and...
by Hampton Lumber | Feb 24, 2020 | Expert View
Feb. 23, 2020, Register-Guard – Surviving through the spotted owl era, evolving logging processes and now climate change, timber communities continually face the sense that their livelihood and way of life is dubious.
by Hampton Lumber | Feb 11, 2020 | Expert View
Feb. 10, 2020 – Corvallis Gazette Times – A new deal between Oregon’s timber industry and environmentalists to protect forest waters, modernize logging regulations and create a new conservation plan was announced Monday by Gov. Kate Brown and...
by Hampton Lumber | Jan 30, 2020 | Expert View
Jan. 29, 2020 – Nisqually Valley News Washington state legislators are organizing bipartisan support for the timber industry and noting that forestry draws carbon from the atmosphere and could help the state meet its carbon reduction goals.