Industry News

  • Air quality advisory issued due to smoke from Middle Fork Complex fires
    Of the blazes, the Gales Creek Fire is the largest, at 400 acres along Forest Service Road 18 and 1835, east of Fall Creek Reservoir and Puma  ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Barbecue celebrates Camp Cottonwood renovations
    When the 99-year lease expired, the Forest Service wanted to go to a yearly lease. At that time, Tracy was President of the Board and convinced the  ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Record rainfall causes erosion damage in fire-scarred portions on forest land, prompting road …
    Road closures on FS 533 and FS 538 are in place near Monument Peak and Badger Mountain in the South Hills. PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. FOREST  ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Plague-carrying chipmunks prompt closure of areas around Lake Tahoe
    (NEXSTAR) – After the plague was found in some chipmunks along Lake Tahoe's bustling south shore, the U.S. Forest Service announced that at  ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Indiana Builders Association responds to highest June housing starts since 2006
    INDIANAPOLIS – “Permit numbers for new single-family homes continue to hold strong this summer, even with the continuous struggle to obtain  ... read more
    Source: “Log Exports” OR “Lumber Futures” OR “Lumber Exports” OR “Random Lengths” OR “Lumber Composite Price” OR “idaho forest group” OR “Housing Starts”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Multiple closures in South Lake Tahoe after chipmunks test positive for plague
    The Tallac Historic Site and Kiva picnic parking area will remain open. The closed facilities will likely reopen by the weekend, according to the Forest  ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Stock Update: US Stocks Slip With 10-Year Yield, Manufacturing Sentiment at Six-Month Lows
    Remodeling spending rose 0.4%. Home building data for June released last month showed an increase in housing starts but a decline in building  ... read more
    Source: “Log Exports” OR “Lumber Futures” OR “Lumber Exports” OR “Random Lengths” OR “Lumber Composite Price” OR “idaho forest group” OR “Housing Starts”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Grant Award to Stimulate Tennessee Wood Products Success Internationally
    ... will have an impact across Tennessee – from our largest sawmill to our smallest forest landowner,” Commissioner Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M. said. ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Star Pickets, plus random lengths of steel. | Other Garden | Gumtree Australia Brighton Area
    1x2400, 6x1600 plus 2 lengths steel BHP, 1279004738. ... read more
    Source: “Log Exports” OR “Lumber Futures” OR “Lumber Exports” OR “Random Lengths” OR “Lumber Composite Price” OR “idaho forest group” OR “Housing Starts”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Interfor expects sawmill production disruptions in British Columbia, Canada
    Interfor is expecting production disruptions at its British Columbia Interior, Canada, sawmills during the 3Q 2021 due to the ongoing impacts of  ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Hundreds of lightning bolts hit dry Oregon, start new fires
    Critically dry conditions make forest fuels, like large logs available to be consumed by the fire. Mike McMillan/U.S. Forest Service via InciWeb. Lightning  ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Boise Cascade Company Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results
    Single-family housing starts, the primary driver of our sales volumes, also increased 42%. On a year-to-date basis through June 2021, total and single-  ... read more
    Source: “Log Exports” OR “Lumber Futures” OR “Lumber Exports” OR “Random Lengths” OR “Lumber Composite Price” OR “idaho forest group” OR “Housing Starts”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Person of interest sought in Monday fire below dam at Pinecrest
    Monday, no structures were threatened and the smoky burned area had no impact on local trails or roads, the U.S. Forest Service said. Strawberry Dam  ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • Manufacturing Residual Supplies and Pulp Mill Capacities
    A significant amount of softwood sawmill capital expenditure is in the queue, including Canfor's recently confirmed plans for a ... Residual chip supplies in 2020 surged as sawmills worked hard to benefit from record lumber prices. ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
  • 'Assertive' black bear prompts closure of Fowler's Campground near McCloud
    The U.S. Forest Service's Shasta McCloud Management Unit said the campground is closed until further notice while the black bear continues to roam  ... read more
    Source: “Forestry industry” OR “Softwood lumber” OR “Forest Service” OR “Forest Restoration” OR “Sawmill” OR “Lumber Production” OR “Lumber Prices” OR “Lumber Mill”Published on 2021-08-02
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