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 ...

Red alder is a West Coast hardwood that has undergone an impressive evolution. It has morphed from a nuisance tree to a regional star, to a respected hardwood in North America and beyond. In demand ...

Weyerhaeuser Co. agreed yesterday to pay $34.5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the forest-product company manipulated alder wood markets to drive competitors out of business. Weyerhaeuser, ...

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 ...