New Duty on Canadian Softwood Lumber
There is a new controversial duty being applied to softwood lumber being imported from Canada into the United States effective in August 2024. The rate is increasing from 8.05%…
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Cross River State Suspends All Logging Activities
In a groundbreaking move to protect its forest resources, the Cross River State government has declared a total suspension of all logging activities across the state. Cross River State,…
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Interfor Announces 5-Month Curtailment
Following the announced closure of Interfor’s Philomath, Oregon sawmill, they just announced a 5-month curtailment due to market conditions. Not seeing the same weakness in the industrial lower grade…
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Warm Winters are Creating Problems for the Logging Industry
This report is for Vermont, but it’s happening in many northern states and Canada as well. Logging cannot occur if conditions are not right. Ground needs to be frozen…
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British Columbia’s Old Growth Protections Under Scrutiny
Can we read between the lines here? Province might be allowing harvesting of protected trees, but it is unlikely they’re being turned directly into pellets – that would be…
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Actively Migrating Trees Due to Climate Change
Documented evidence that global warming is having an effect on northern Minnesota forests by about 200 miles over the last 20 years. The Forest Assisted Migration Project in Minnesota…
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Oregon Board of Forestry voted 4-3 in Favor of Habitat Conservation Plan
The Oregon Department of Forestry approved a plan to preserve almost 700,000 acres of state forest land for endangered species over the next 70 years. The Oregon Department of…
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Buy Pallets, Crates, Boxes, or Lumber in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Lumber & Pallet is actively seeking new customers across Wisconsin. We are happy to help you with truckloads of new or used wood pallets for use in the…