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Rayonier's foresters take great care in preparing, planting, managing, thinning and harvesting our timberlands to maximize growth and yield while being good stewards of the environment.
Our foresters use forecast models that maximize harvest yields, and our passion for growing healthy working forests drives us to increase productivity while helping protect surface water, recharging underground aquifers, enhancing air and water quality, managing wildlife habitat and sequestering carbon.
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Headquartered in Fernandina Beach, Fla., our forest resources group manages approximately 2.4 million acres of Rayonier timberland in nine states. More than 6.3 million tons of pine and hardwood are sold on the open market each year. The majority of the timber is pine.
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Headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, Asia Pacific Forest Resources (APFR) manages approximately 332,000 acres of timberland for Matariki Forests, a joint venture in which Rayonier owns a 26 percent equity interest. Approximately 65 percent of Matariki's harvest of radiata pine is sold to domestic mills for processing into appearance-grade lumber suitable for millwork or for structural applications. The bulk of the balance is exported to Asia. |