Red alder (Alnus rubra), once considered a trash species and useful only for fuel, grows abundantly in the Pacific Coast regions of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. It produces excellent ...
EVERETT – Back in the 1960s, Fred Buse decided to take a gamble on an emerging new market for lumber cut from alder trees. People must have looked at him funny. The prevailing wisdom in the Northwest ...
Hard lines: manufacturers want more support for B.C.’s niche hardwood sector, which pales in size compared with its softwood cousin Although 2011 has been a watershed year for B.C. s softwood lumber ...