Small, specialized sawmills are seeing growth during the pandemic. Consumers have been taking on DIY home-renovation projects and are willing to pay more for custom products in a marketplace of ...

Sawdust and wood scraps at Mud Bay Lumber Company in Haines. Haines is one of dozens of communities around Alaska that have looked into biomass technology. (Photo provided by Clay Good/REAP) A ...

SOLON — When a cherry tree fell on an Iowa City house during the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho, Paul Koffron got the call. Koffron, 65, owner of Koffron Hardwoods & Cabinets in Tiffin, used his portable ...

As a small sawmill operator and builder, I’ve watched with great interest the debate over a new management plan for the Tongass National Forest. In a recent visit to Washington D.C., I spoke with ...

SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Monday, April 28, passed a bill to establish a pilot lumber-grading training program. “This bill opens the door for small sawmill operators to participate in local housing ...

Up until now, locally milled lumber in Alaska couldn’t be used in residential building projects. That wasn’t because of quality, but because building codes typically require a grade stamp from a ...

RICE LAKE — After 42 years, the owner of Lester River Sawmill is retiring and has sold his business on Rice Lake Road. Former owner Mike Biron, now 68, started the sawmill in 1980 when he stepped away ...

SALEM — Oregon is a step closer to establishing a lumber-grading pilot-training pilot program. The Oregon House on June 4 approved Senate Bill 1061, the Oregon Forests to Homes Act, on a vote of 48-3 ...