Expand successful operations to install two innovative moving kilns, that to knowledge would be the first installation of this commercially proven technology in the nation

Tahoe Forest Products LLC received a $663,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, awarded on August 18, 2025, under the Wood Utilization Assistance program (CFDA 10.674). The award funds the expansion of the awardee's wood processing operations through the installation of two innovative moving kilns—representing the first commercial deployment of this technology in the nation. These kilns will be integrated with equipment from prior Forest Service projects to process rough green lumber generated from forest health and hazardous fuel reduction initiatives into dry boards, thereby enabling market access to high-value dried lumber products for national distributors and retailers.

The project addresses key objectives of the Wood Utilization Assistance program by strengthening forest products industry capacity, reducing hazardous fuels, and improving forest health on National Forest System lands. The four-year performance period extends through July 31, 2029, and will be executed in Nevada. By establishing this first-of-its-kind kiln technology installation, the project supports sustainable forest management while creating economic opportunities through expanded wood products markets.

The kilns, when coupled with equipment from previously successful forest service projects, will allow for the rough green lumber, generated by forest health and hazardous fuel reduction projects, to be further processed into dry boards, opening up new high value markets for dry lumber to national distributors and retailers.