Sustainability Stories
WY Employees Share Insights, Build Connections at 2025 SFI® Conference
ÌÇÐÄvlgoÍøÒ³°æ employees from across the company recently traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in May for the 2025 Sustainable Forestry Initiative® Annual Conference. Representing a broad cross-section of our company — including Sustainability, Timberlands and Recruiting — this group not only attended sessions and engaged with industry peers but also presented on some of our leading efforts in education and climate-smart forestry. ... Read More
August 26, 2025
Innovation, Teamwork and Sustainability Power Energy Savings in Montana
When our three Montana manufacturing facilities teamed up to improve their energy efficiency in 2022, they set an ambitious goal: reduce energy usage by 2 percent annually. Thanks to teamwork, innovation and grit, they more than doubled their savings, reducing usage by 4.24 percent, or 1.38 million kilowatt hours, from October 2023 through October 2024. That’s enough electricity to power 187 homes for a full year. ... Read More
July 22, 2025
Our Mima Nursery in Washington State Hits a Massive Milestone
In 1967, ÌÇÐÄvlgoÍøÒ³°æ purchased a 67-acre property just outside Olympia, Washington, which has become our Mima nursery. This March, Travis Keatley, senior vice president of Timberlands, had the honor of planting the nursery’s 1,000,000,000th seedling. ... Read More
June 10, 2025
Foresters and Biologists Partner to Protect Injured Eagle in Oregon
Though bald eagles were removed from Oregon’s Endangered Species List in 2012, the birds are still noteworthy as they fly over our South Valley timberlands. Our staff biologists consider them a sensitive species and track their movements in the area. So when a crew spotted an injured eagle on the side of a logging road last November, they moved quickly to help. ... Read More
April 9, 2025
Teamwork Saves Oregon Tree Farm From Serious Damage
In the days before a lightning storm sparked eight separate wildfires just outside Dorena, Oregon, on July 17, former wildland firefighter Ruger Sanow was on edge. ... Read More
March 3, 2025