Yoder said the company has gained traction
with some customers thanks to its proactive
stance on the environment and forest
sustainability. This is manifested through
the use of modern forestry management,
and continued improvements to generate
greater yields from the timber that is
harvested.
“We feel there’s a lot of importance to that,”
Mel Yoder
Yoder said. “We pay close attention. We try
to be conscious of any environmental
impact that we might have in the timber
har vest, and we tr y to work with
landowners and try to teach landowners
what’s good for their property. There are a
few out there that do pay attention to that,
and we’ve had comments already that they
like our philosophy and they like the
position we take on the environmental
