May 20

May 20 SDS Lumber sale: While locals fret, companies evade questions

Environment, Business, Hood River County, Home Page

Concerns over the SDS Lumber sale have turned to outright paranoia in some circles in recent weeks with the announcement that SDS has engaged New York-based investment banker Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) to broker its sale. Read More Here.

Mar 15

Mar 15 SDS Lumber Sale examined in short film 'Uprooted' by Joel Roth

Columbia Community Connection

Environment, Hood River County

Joel Roth’s film UPROOTED explores the local impacts through interviews with Rainer Hummel, retired from the Washington State DNR, David Powell, formerly an archeologist with the Yakama Nation, Bill Weiler, wildlife biologist, and artist/author Joy Markgraf. The future of over 100,000 acres of land and 350 employees is at stake.

Mar 5

Mar 5 Friends of The White Salmon River make Statement on the SDS Lumber Company Sale

Friends of The White Salmon River

Environment, Home Page, Hood River County

Friends of the White Salmon River raise serious concerns about the effect of the SDS Lumber Company sale on its employees, local businesses, and the forest. We know that the company has a responsibility to its shareholders; we hope and expect that responsibility can be met and still ensure the best possible outcome for the land, the community, the forest, and SDS.

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