Monthly Archives: September 2024

Skamania County: A Timber Community Trapped Between Federal Forces

Sydney Gleason served as an environmental journalism intern for Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities for the summer of 2024. Part 1 and Part 2 of her series on amending the Northwest Forest Plan was published in the Capital Press. HFHC’s environmental journalism internship encourages young journalists to learn how forest policy impacts our environment and communities.…

Surging Russian Plywood Imports, Shuttered U.S. Sawmills, and the Cost of Inaction

Two-and-a-half years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, you may be surprised to learn manufactured wood products constitute over 50% of the trade between the United States and Russia in 2024. As American sawmills in the West close their doors, Russian plywood imports are surging into U.S. markets. According to Wood Central, Russian plywood imports have…