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Foresters Build Plans Around Protecting Gopher Tortoises

Foresters take their responsibility to guard protected species seriously. When it comes to the gopher tortoise, a keystone species whose burrow provides shelter to more than 300 other types of forest creatures, we build our planting and harvesting plan around ensuring their safety.

Wind Farm Provides Power to 1000s While the Trees Grow

While our tree farms grow on millions of acres of land, we’re always looking for additional ways to do more with our resources. The first-ever wind farm on Rayonier land is providing clean energy to 10s of 1000s of families.

Forester Remembers Growing Up on Rayonier Railroad Camp

Frank Gage recalls life as a child in a railroad camp once used in logging operations in the Pacific Northwest.

Thanking Our Veterans: Meet 5 Rayonier Employees Who Served

Rayonier is proud to be the employer of military veterans from both the U.S. and New Zealand. Today, we celebrate five veterans who are now a part of our team.

Why Trees are Irreplaceable in the Paper Products Industry

Commercial forests are critical to the paper products industry, and likewise paper products play an important role in keeping the forestry industry strong. We explain why trees are used for many paper products rather than strictly recycled paper or hemp, and how the industry keeps up with the demand.

Working Forests Protect Water Quality Across the U.S.

Working forests play a critical role in the quantity and quality of America’s water supply. We look at how the forestry industry not only protects water, but takes a proactive role in improving water supply.

Why Trees are in So Many Medical Products

In our #ItStartsWithTrees series, we look at the science that explains why thousands of products require trees. Today, we’re looking at products relating to health, hygiene and medicine.

A Great Fit: Celebrating the Pope Resources Acquisition

Pope Resources and Rayonier aligned in their cultures and business approaches in many ways, making Pope an ideal company to become a part of Rayonier.

Rayonier Foresters Plant Millions of Trees Every Year

Rayonier foresters spend more time planting trees than they do harvesting them. We look at the extensive planning and location-specific methods we use for planting trees in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, the U.S. South and New Zealand.

Rayonier Joins Wildlife Experts to Protect Forest Bat Cave

The Rayonier team welcomed biologists to build a protective cave gate and collect data in an important bat habitat found in one of Rayonier’s Mississippi forests.

UF Student: Workforce Diversity will Benefit Next Generation of Foresters

Olivia Johnson says more women and minorities are enrolling in forestry programs, bringing new perspectives that will enrich the industry in the years to come.