The Latest Hampton News and Press
RELEASE: Hampton Lumber Pledges $75,000 to Support Arts Programming in Morton, WA
July 11, 2024: Portland, OR – Hampton Lumber has announced a donation of $75,000 to the Fire Mountain Arts Council (FMAC) in Morton, Washington to support their ongoing theater programs. The donation, provided in $25,000 annual increments over three years, will...
Oregon Women in Lumber (OWL) Hosts Inaugural Workshop to Empower Women in the Forest Sector
May 24, 2024: Portland, OR – Oregon Women in Lumber (OWL), a new coalition dedicated to championing and elevating women in the forest products sector, held its inaugural workshop, "How Women Rise," at the historic McMenamins Kennedy School in Portland, OR on May...
RELEASE: Lumber Pledges $250,000 for Columbia Memorial Hospital Expansion Project
May 22, 2024: Portland, OR – Hampton Lumber is pleased to announce a $250,000 donation to the Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH) Expansion Project in Astoria, OR. This four-year capital improvement project will expand hospital service lines, attract new health care...
Hampton Lumber Announces $25,000 Endowment at Centralia College
The endowment will provide scholarships to students enrolling in a trades degree program at the college April 10, 2024: Portland, OR – Hampton Lumber is pleased to announce that it has established a permanent endowed scholarship with the Centralia College Foundation...
Trans-Pacific Trading now TRAPA Forest Products
Name change reflects focused business model April 8, 2024: Portland, OR – Trans-Pacific Trading, a Hampton Lumber affiliate company, has changed its name to TRAPA Forest Products effective April 8th, 2024. This change will encompass all of the affiliated offices in...
Hampton Lumber Announces $1,000,000 Donation to Barbara Roberts CTE Center
New Facility Would Greatly Expand Career and Technical Education Opportunities for Rural Students March 18, 2024: Portland, OR – Today, Hampton Lumber announced a $1 million donation to the Sheridan School District to assist in development of the Barbara Roberts...
RELEASE: Hampton Lumber responds to Board of Forestry decision to approve State Forest Habitat Conservation Plan
Portland, OR – March 7, 2024 – Today, a controversial Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for State Forests that will reduce timber harvests by 34 percent and result in billions of dollars of lost revenue for the next 70 years has been narrowly approved by a divided Board...
Hampton Lumber Announces Closure of Sawmill in Banks, OR
Portland, OR - January 9, 2024 Hampton Lumber today announced the indefinite closure of its sawmill in Banks, Oregon, where operations have been curtailed since October. “We are well aware of the detrimental impact a mill closure has on employees, their...
Hampton Lumber Names New Chief Executive Officer
Portland, OR, May 23, 2023 - Hampton Lumber leadership is pleased to announce that Randy Schillinger will join Hampton Lumber & Family Forests as its new CEO, effective June 26, 2023. Randy has over 25 years of experience in the Pacific Northwest wood products...
Western Innovator: Creating pollinator habitats in forests
A Northwest timber company is studying how to support bees among trees. Hampton Lumber, a fourth-generation family business, is building pollinator habitats at its timber harvest sites around Oregon and Washington.
Mission Restoration Project Underway to Increase Ecological Health and Resiliency in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Portland, OR – Washington’s federal forests are experiencing uncharacteristic and catastrophic wildfire, insect and disease epidemics, drought, climate-related warming conditions, habitat loss, and hydrologic events. Stewardship projects like the U.S. Forest Service's...
Hampton Lumber announces local winners of high school lumber wrap design contest
Portland, OR – Early this year, Hampton Lumber launched its first lumber wrap design contest for high school students living in and around communities where the company operates sawmills. Six winning designs were selected from around 120 submissions. Contest...
Hampton Lumber Purchases 18,000 acres of Timberland in SW Washington
Portland, OR, April 22, 2022 – Hampton Lumber & Family Forests has completed the purchase of approximately 18,000 acres of timberland from a fund managed by Campbell Global, LLC in Southwest Washington. These high-quality, well-managed forestlands are...
RELEASE: Hampton installs miles of zipline to help foresters move about timberlands.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 1, 2022 - Hampton Family Forests has installed a network of zipline cables across its forestland outside of Tillamook, OR to help its foresters move across the landscape more efficiently. Foresters typically traverse hundreds of miles of...
Thoughts on the Longer Rotation Climate Solution for Washington State- Is it a Sure Bet?
Edie Sonne Hall, March 19, 2022I am constantly asked about whether it is better to let a tree grow or to use wood products. There is a perception that this is an either/or, but it is not. You can grow more trees and use more wood products. However, as with anything,...
RELEASE: Chinook Forest Partners Purchase 50,747 acres of North Cascades Timberland from Hampton Lumber
October 29, 2021 Portland, OR - Chinook Forest Partners finalized the purchase today of 50,747 acres of timberland in northwest Washington from Hampton Lumber and Family Forests. Hampton Lumber manages timberland in Washington to help supply its sawmills in the...
Lowe’s Announces 2021 Vendor Partners of the Year
/PRNewswire/ -- Lowe's Companies, Inc. announced today that it has named Anatolia Tile & Stone, Chervon and Larson as the company's 2021 Vendor Partners of the Year...Lowe's has also recognized long-time partner Hampton Lumber with the Sustainability Award.
RELEASE: Hampton Acquires 145,000 Acres of Timberland in N.W. Washington
Portland, OR - Hampton Lumber has completed the purchase of approximately 145,000 acres of timberland from Weyerhaeuser in Northwest Washington. These high-quality forestlands are spread out across Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Chelan, and Kittitas counties. ...
Restoring Oregon’s forests after devastating wildfires
/Oregon Forests Forever/ -- September was one of Oregon’s most destructive and damaging wildfire seasons in recent history, burning nearly one million acres across both public and private lands. Restoration and regeneration of Oregon’s forests will likely take years...
Opinion: Wildfires show need to unite behind forestry solutions
/Oregonian/ -- When we thought 2020 couldn’t get worse, the windstorm and resulting wildfires from Labor Day created the worst fire season in Oregon history: bigger than the previous record-holding Silver Falls Fire in 1865, bigger than all the Tillamook Burns...