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SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is working to reduce wildfire risk, improve forest health, and protect communities by investing $10 million in projects that are part of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) landscape resiliency approach. The current grant awards will fund joint projects in Douglas, Grant, Jackson, and Josephine counties. The projects will reduce hazardous fuels, restore fire-adapted landscapes, and improve landscape resilience across more than 6,400 acres. Forest

Teaching the Next Generation of Lumber Pros Every industry depends on the people coming up through it. This September, Zip-O-Log Mills had the chance to invest in ours. When the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) brought its fall Wood Basics course to Corvallis, Oregon, September 21–24, our team showed up in three ways: on the expert panel, as hosts for a mill and wood manufacturing tour, and in the classroom as students. What Is Wood Basics? Wood Basics is N

This wildfire season, Oregon lost more than 2.5 million acres to fire — one of the most destructive years on record. So when local forestry, timber, and agriculture experts gathered in Eugene on September 10th for the Healthy Forests Roundtable, Zip-O-Log Mills made sure we had a voice in the room. Representing our team was Dylan Fritz, our Timber Manager, who brought a mill's-eye view to a conversation about the future of Oregon's forests. Why This Conversation Matters The r

At Zip-O-Log Mills and Zip-O-Laminators, our business is built on the forests of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Every board we mill, every beam we laminate, starts with the trees that firefighters across this region work tirelessly to protect. This season, like every fire season, brought long days and longer nights for the wildland firefighters, engine crews, hotshot teams, and aviation units who stood between our communities and the flames. We know the toll this work take

We're proud to share that the design for our new Eugene headquarters has been named a winner of the 2026 AIA Oregon People's Choice Award, taking top honors in the Eugene section's Unbuilt category. The award, decided entirely by public online voting, recognizes the building's design before a single beam has been raised. The headquarters was designed by Rowell Brokaw Architects, a longtime Eugene firm known for work that's thoughtful, regionally rooted, and built to last — va