Sustainable Northwest Wood opens Portland hub for green builders

New business connect rural producers with urban green builders. “This is not just wood with a stamp, it’s wood with a story.”

Ryan Temple, Sustainable Northwest Wood's president

Sustainable Northwest Wood, a for-profit spin-off of the nonprofit Sustainable Northwest organization, officially swung open the doors of its Southeast Portland warehouse last week, capping months spent refining its business plan and establishing a new place for builders to buy sustainably harvested wood from around the state.

The warehouse stocks rare wood such as Blue Pine from Malheur County, Pacific Madrone and Myrtlewood in addition to sustainably harvested wood from around the state.

Sustainable Northwest Wood goes beyond the "green" certifications offered by organizations such as the Forest Stewardship Council, said the company’s president Ryan Temple.

“This is not just wood with a stamp,” Temple said. “It’s wood with a story.”

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