Mitigating climate change is more nuanced than just "leaving forests untouched." Scientific research shows thinning, prescribed fire and other forest management approaches foster healthier forests that are more resilient during wildfire, extreme heat and drought. #workingforests
The story of America’s working forests isn’t a tale of EITHER/OR. It’s about BOTH/AND. The byproducts of our forests include clean air, clean water, wildlife habitat, job creation, and renewable products that people use every day. In modern sustainable forestry, economic and environmental outcomes don’t compete. Instead, they support each other. #ModernForestry #MarketsMakeItPossible
PLAN AHEAD: A Red Flag Warning is in place starting this evening for the west slope of the central Cascades.
We ask that you do everything you can to prevent sparking a wildfire.
LATEST FORECAST: https://t.co/uDyZRti55g
#Oregon#ORWx#PreventWildfires
Choosing wood over more carbon and energy-intensive building materials means less waste, shorter construction times and creating carbon sinks in our built environment. #workingforests
Before making its way to your home, your Christmas tree most likely began life at a seed orchard before spending years growing on a farm. Learn how we grow the perfect young trees.
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Jason Richardson, region engineering lead for Timberlands, is leading a unique project to restore 11 acres of land as critical fish habitat in Coos Bay, Ore. #TheWeyerhaeuserWay#habitatrestoration
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OBI President and CEO @angwilhelms urges planners to maximize vehicle capacity in replacing the Interstate 5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington.
#orpol#orleg
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BIG Congratulations to ODA Director Alexis Taylor who has been nominated by President Biden (@WhiteHouse) for Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs with the @USDA. 👏
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During a recent interview with Jim Cramer on Mad Money, Weyerhaeuser President and CEO Devin Stockfish discussed multiple topics and highlighted how our environmental leadership and commitment to sustainability continue to set our company apart. https://t.co/IhO2JtSw3j
Running 47 years and counting, our medium-density fiberboard plant in Columbia Falls, Mont., is the oldest continuously operating MDF manufacturing facility in the world. One of its two presses, in fact, is still the original. https://t.co/XUjU51FxeG
Two of our employees in Oregon — Anya Hall, seed orchard manager, and Jill Bell, area manager — are featured speakers at this year’s Women of Forestry capstone workshop for the Starker Lecture Series at
@COFOregonState. https://t.co/TfKD10Aed8
Thirteen conservation groups and 13 private forest owners in Oregon, including Weyerhaeuser, recently negotiated a landmark agreement, called the Private Forest Accord, to update the state’s Forest Practices Act. https://t.co/dtS6r2dMkQ