remains the kincr of western lumb6r

fT lS recognized b1 its torrerint t: Iprese nce in rr estern f'orc st s. It's prized fbr its structural strength and dimensional stability as a lurlber prclduct. And its crown as the top sofirvood species produced in the region remains firmly in place.

Douglas fir is kin-sr of the rvestern species. comprising half of the lumber produced by sarvmills in the Wcst each year. In 2004. 9.4 billion bd. fi. of Douglas fir lumber rvas manufactured, the hi,ehest volume in l5 1'ears. Given current mill activitl,. Douelas fir production should rise again in 200-5. rnarking thc eighth increasc in the past nine years.

Dou-glas fir gro*s throughout the West. but is found predontinatelr in the coastal areas of Orr'-gon. Washington and northern Califitrnia. East of the Cascades. it gros s * ith western larch. rr'hich has similar structural prclperlies. and in lunrber is combined into the species uroup Douglas Fir-Larch. or DF-L. The trees can also be found in British Columbia. and lumber cut from

Canadian tintbcr is idc-ntificd as Douglas Fir t\orth t. or D Fir t\ t. \likc Phillips. prc-sidcnr of Hampton Lurnbc-r Salc's. Portland. Or.. said thc- spc'cics is as popular as it is r crsatilc-.

"Bolh our \\!-\tcnl and castern custonrcrs continuc. to prc'fc'r Doust fir becausc'of its durabilitr. case of usc'. appearunec. ilnd eonsistcnc\ a\ a building product. \\'hcther ir's a franrer installin_s a housc. packale or a consunrer pickinr out a piecc- of C&Btr. rertical crain clc'ar. Douglas