Oregon names state’s top logging companies for 2026

Award winners consistently exceed requirements to help forest health The Oregon Board of Forestry recently selected three logging companies as Operator of the Year for their regions. Wood River Timber, headquartered in Klamath Falls, Ore., was Eastern Oregon’s award winner. Iron Horse Logging out of Mapleton, Ore., was the Northwest Oregon Operator of the Year. Lone Rock Logging, based in Roseburg, Ore., was the Operator of the Year for Southwest Oregon. The awards are given to forestry companies that protect natural resources and improve forest health at a level that consistently meets or exceeds requirements of the Oregon Forest Practices Act. Videos on each of the winners can be viewed online at https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Working/Pages/default.aspx. Take care of it, it will take care of you Wood River Timber was honored for helping small landowners improve their forestland health while reducing catastrophic wildfire risk.

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