“These sales support rural loggers, mill workers, and trucking operations in critical parts of the regional economy,” said Forest Supervisor Kimpton Cooper.”

Salvaging success

“The Forest Service’s Wood Innovations Program—which provides competitive grants to foster innovation in the wood products sector and supports markets for wood products and wood energy across the country—was able to step up to help Jackson Paper Manufacturing cover the cost of keeping their biomass boiler system running. Thanks in part to that support, the mill was able to secure American jobs and strengthen the local wood products economy.”

Stoking Success