Institutional investment, fast-growing Southern Yellow Pine and advanced sawmill technology are positioning the Southeast as ...

Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is one of the premier species of the Western forests. Not only is the wood exceptionally strong for its weight, but the trees are abundant. Trees can grow over 250 ...

Even those of us who live nowhere near its natural range, live closer to Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, than we realize. Most of our homes are constructed from Douglas fir lumber. Although very ...

The U.S. Forest Service has made forest thinning one of its top priorities, particularly in fire-prone and unhealthy dry forests. But environmental groups say dense Douglas fir plantations on the wet ...

Long before Vancouver's Shangri-La and Harbour Centre defined the city's skyline, giant evergreen trees towered over those who dared step foot inside the rugged wilderness. The Douglas-fir was king.

The Bureau of Land Management is accepting sealed bids for a timber sale covering nearly 23 acres in Lewis and Clark County, with bids due by June 26 and the ...

A fungus that devours the roots of Douglas fir trees costs the timber industry millions of dollars each year, and it’s likely to become a bigger killer as the climate changes, a new study says.

E-LAM engineered laminated-wood utility structures from Laminated Wood Systems are manufactured from renewable, managed-growth southern yellow pine or coastal Douglas-fir timber. Because laminated ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The James Beard Public Market has delayed its grand opening to early 2027 after construction crews discovered historic Douglas fir timber beams during demolition of the former ...

The true firs, called true firs to distinguish the wood from Douglas-fir, consist of more than 40 species in North America, but only seven species produce commercial lumber. In eastern North America, ...