Annual Timber Tour

2011 Timber Tour Takes Community Members to Deer Creek, Roseburg and More!

In collaboration with Forest Products Industry Week, Missoula finished the week of events with a bang on October 21st with Chamber's Annual Timber Tour.  This year’s Timber Tour focused on the economics of the forest industry, with demonstrations at Green Investment Group (the old Smurfit-Stone Mill), Deer Creek & Roseburg Forest Products plant.  Community members learned about the progress and future plans of Green Investment Group, toured Deer Creek and the Roseburg plant while enjoying the company of several forest professionals. The evnet completed with a hosted social at Big Sky Brewing.  This year’s gracious sponsors were Big Sky Brewing, Montana Wilderness Association, Montana Rail Link, DNRC, Forest Business Network,  Montana Wood Products Association, Roseburg Forest Products, Johnson Brothers, Forest Resources Plum Creek Timber Co, Payne Financial Group, Montana Community Develop Corp. and the Missoula Chamber Forest Resource Committee.  Special thank you to them for making this event happen!

The annual Timber Tour is organized by the Missoula Chamber’s Forest Resources Committee, whose purpose is to organize businesses that are directly dependent on a forest resource industry.  This committee also educates the public on the importance of timber commerce to Missoula and Western Montana’s Economies.  Their goal is to inform the community about current good practices and healthy forest initiatives in hopes of ensuring the quality of natural renewable resources.