Malheur Lumber Company in John Day used to be one of many mills in Grant County. By 2012, though, it was the last one, and came very close to closing its doors for good. Then, the U. S. Forest Service agreed to increase restoration logging in Malheur National Forest, and that contract kept the mill going. Now, Malheur Lumber is one of three mills in Grant County. We talk about the ups and downs of the timber industry with Rich Fulton, General Manager of Malheur Lumber Company, and Wanda Rassmussen, Chief Operating Officer for Ochoco Lumber, which owns Malheur Lumber Company.
Tim Hearden
A hot saw works in a forest near Viola, Calif., in 2018. Restoration Fuels has received certification for a torrefaction facility in John Day, Ore. Restoration Fuels, LLC, has received Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certification for its wood-roasting facility in John Day, Ore.
Dec 28, 2020
Restoration Fuels, LLC, has earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Certification by SCS Global Services for the first commercial-scale torrefaction facility in North America, located in John Day, Ore.
Restoration Fuels is a subsidiary of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities. It is the largest investment in the history of the Endowment.