Sustainability Stories

Recapping Climate Week 2025

For the third consecutive year, members of our Corporate Development organization were among the thousands who traveled to New York City last month for one of the world’s largest and most important climate gatherings, Climate Week NYC. The annual event overlaps with the United Nations General Assembly and serves as an opportunity for leaders in the public and private sectors to raise awareness and engage in important conversations around the global response to climate change. More than 1,000 official events were held across the city from Sept. 21 to 28, making this year’s Climate Week NYC the largest in its 16-year history. ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ’s contingent — including Paul Hossain, senior vice president and chief development officer; Alicia Robbins, vice president, Natural Climate Solutions and Business Development; Ara Erickson, vice president, Corporate Sustainability; and Vaughan Andrews, senior manager, sustainability — were in the middle of the action, traversing the city to participate in more than a half dozen formal speaking opportunities and countless other meetings, forums and networking events in support of our business and sustainability objectives. ... Read More
October 24, 2025

Quick Thinking Quashes Hidden Forest Fire in N.C.

On Saturday, May 3, a routine equipment delivery turned into an emergency response. Contractor Greg Broadway and his team from G&H Broadway Logging, Inc. had just arrived at our Craven 16 - Big-P South tract in Craven County, North Carolina, to move a cutter to the site for a thinning job. ... Read More
October 13, 2025

A Major Dock Berth Rebuild in Longview, Wash., Reinforces Local Roots and Global Reach

At our Longview, Washington, export yard, we’re making room for the future — literally. This summer, our team began dismantling one of two aging berths on our Columbia River dock to make way for a brand-new structure designed to support our log export business for the next century. ... Read More
September 10, 2025

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ Helps Establish Oregon’s Newest Public Research Forest

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ recently sold more than 3,000 acres in Multnomah County, Oregon, to the Trust for Public Land, which transferred the parcel to Oregon State University. But it was no ordinary land sale. It was a landmark conservation deal 10 years in the making that’s expected to have positive ripple effects for decades to come. ... Read More
September 2, 2025

WY Employees Share Insights, Build Connections at 2025 SFI® Conference

¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ 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, ¹ú²ú×ÔÅÄ 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