This grant will focus on growing existing and creating new markets for underutilized pacific northwest hardwoods like alder, pacific maple, TAN OAK, madrone, chinkapin and myrtle wood

Patrick Lumber Manufacturing LLC received a $1.0 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program (CFDA 10.708), with an award date of September 10, 2025, and a completion deadline of June 1, 2028. The grant will support capital costs for developing markets and manufacturing capabilities for underutilized Pacific Northwest hardwoods, including alder, Pacific maple, tan oak, madrone, chinkapin, and myrtle wood. This initiative addresses forest health challenges in Oregon by creating viable commercial outlets for wood species that currently pose nuisance conditions or forestry management obstacles.

The funded project aligns with the program's core objective of supporting innovative wood product manufacturing facilities in locations with limited market opportunities for low-value wood resources. By establishing sustainable commercial applications for these hardwoods, the grant will help transform forest management challenges into economic opportunities while supporting forest health improvement objectives in the Pacific Northwest region.

The goal is to create a viable, sustainable commercial outlet for underutilized hardwoods that are at best a nuisance and at worst a serious forest health threat.