The Berkeley Wood Lab’s research on mass timber production has the potential to improve California’s sustainability by sourcing from local forests. The lab is collaborating with Northern Californian ...

For as long as scientists have studied trees, we have categorized them into two types based on the sort of wood they make. Softwoods include pines and firs and generally grow faster than hardwoods, ...

Even before sustainability became an international topic, the Japanese had found a smart way to grow high-quality wood without having to destroy a forest. This technique of growing high-quality cedar ...

Rod Jacobs wants to restore rare Oregon trees, and does so by distributing starts. 70.7% of Oregon timber is Douglas Fir. Jacobs wants to change that. Jacobs critiqued dominant timber philosophy as ...