Lumber, Logs, and Timber on Fire: John Blodgett

Nate and Scott talk to John Blodgett about all things wood, including the management of our forests and the fires that ravaged the west coast of the United States in 2020.

 

0:00 intro

2:06 Johns mill

4:37 Who can order

7:00 2020 west coast fires

9:23 Close to home

11:45 Salvageable lumber

12:54 Business & termonology

18:43 Flooding the market

20:05 Trees 101

23:32 Logs are commodity

27:53 Record pricing

33:15 Supply & demand

36:02 Race to the bottom

40:22 Work allocation

46:53 Finger pointing

52:22 Trade offs

57:23 We The People

 

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