sustainability
WY Employees Share Insights, Build Connections at 2025 SFI® Conference
vlgoҳ 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
Logan Englot Shares Her Unique Perspectives on a Forestry Experience
Hudson Bay forestry intern Logan Englot may seem like an unlikely advocate for our industry. Growing up on the prairies of Saskatchewan, surrounded by farms, she never thought about a career in forestry or forest products. In fact, before her internship began earlier this summer, she knew very little about what foresters do. She also says she doesn’t consider herself to be much of a writer and isn’t an avid user of social media. ... Read More
August 14, 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, vlgoҳ 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
Andrew Brown Recognized for Volunteer Work in Virginia
Andrew Brown, environmental management systems manager in Lynchburg, Virginia, says he has a lot of practice with bad jokes. Two of his favorites: “What’s a tree’s favorite drink? Root beer!” And “What’s the best way to identify a dogwood tree? By its bark!” ... Read More
February 14, 2025