Booming demand from China for Northwest logs & lumber
There’s good news and bad news for logging and saw-milling jobs in the Northwest. The bad news is new figures out show construction spending dropped in February to the lowest level in more than a...
View ArticleEarthquake rebuilding likely to benefit existing timber exporters
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-961585.mp3When disaster response in Japan turns to rebuilding, Northwest timber companies and sawmills should see an increase in...
View ArticleSpotted owl recovery plan pits one species against another
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-975649.mp3It’s an icon of the northwest.With its muted brown feathers and dark eyes, the northern spotted owl doesn’t look all that...
View ArticleUpdate: Shooting spotted owl's rival won't work, expert laments
A new plan released yesterday for saving the northern spotted owl is taking aim – maybe literally – at a rival bird.Federal agency leaders said Thursday the spotted owl is losing out to a bigger, more...
View ArticleAn under-used resource in Washington: forest biomass
Renewable energy is growing on trees in Washington – and right now, much of it is going up in smoke.That’s the word from Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark, who has just released the results...
View ArticleProgress In Turning Woody Debris From Northwest Forests Into Biofuels
In 2011, biofuels in the Northwest got a huge boost. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $80 million in grants to researchers at the University of Washington and Washington State University....
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