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 ...

Alder, also known as red alder and Western alder, is one of the most common of the Pacific Coast commercial timbers. But unlike many of the other important timber trees of the Northwest, alder is a ...

Patrick Lumber is producing longer-length alder at its new hardwood mill in Philomath, Or., exceeding the traditional 12-ft. industry standard.

A Portland jury on Monday ordered Weyerhaeuser to pay almost $28 million for unlawfully monopolizing the market for finished alder lumber. The award will be tripled under federal antitrust laws. “We ...

MYRTLE POINT — A local alder mill is growing despite a recession that is hammering the lumber industry. W&L Lumber, formerly known as W&L Contractors, has added a lumber-drying kiln and a planer to ...

The owners of five alder mills have filed two new lawsuits against Weyerhaeuser Co. of Federal Way, alleging the forest products company illegally monopolized the alder industry. The suits seek, among ...