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The Weyerhaeuser Company (/ ˈ w ɛər h aʊ z ə r / WAIR-how-zər) is an American timberland company which owns nearly 12,400,000 acres (19,400 sq mi; 50,000 km 2) of timberlands in the U.S., and manages an additional 14,000,000 acres (22,000 sq mi; 57,000 km 2) of timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. [5]
Jul. 29—The city of Hoquiam's watershed forests have received American Tree Farm System certification, the result of a thorough update of and adherence to the city's updated watershed plan. "The ...
Most of the river's watershed lies within the Weyerhaeuser Twin Harbors Tree Farm. [4] The City of Hoquiam owns 7,500 acres (30 km 2) of the watershed, including reservoirs on Davis Creek and the West Fork Hoquiam River. This reserve system serves as the source to meet Hoquiam's municipal water needs. [2]
This first official tree farm, the 120,000-acre Clemons Tree Farm, was dedicated in Montesano, Washington, on June 12, 1941. The title of "tree farm" was chosen in large part because Weyerhaeuser felt that the 1940s public understood farming as crop production, and similarly tree farming was focused on producing more timber, with frequent ...
Friedrich (Frederick) Weyerhäuser (November 21, 1834 – April 4, 1914 [1]), also spelled Weyerhaeuser, was a German-American timber mogul and founder of the Weyerhaeuser Company, which owns sawmills, paper factories, and other business enterprises as well as large areas of forested land in the northern United States.
The first Christmas tree farm was established in 1901, but most consumers continued to obtain their trees from forests until the 1930s and 1940s. Christmas tree farming was once seen only as a viable alternative for low-quality farmland, but that perception has changed within the agriculture industry.
The museum honors Charles A. Weyerhaeuser, a lumberman who played a significant role in the development of Little Falls. Weyerhaeuser arrived in the city in 1891 to manage the Pine Tree Lumber Company, which had been founded by his father and business partner's father. [2]
The Chehalis Western Trail passes through a variety of landscapes, including prairies, farm and ranch lands, ponds, and dense forests of cedar, fir, and maple. [4] The Woodard Bay conservation area is home to a large heron colony and visitors can spot bald eagles, a diverse array of songbirds, various bat species, and several types of aquatic ...