SPI News

SPI News

Our news page provides important company news and information. Here you will find recent news releases and articles as well as an archive of news releases. We have also included a media contact person who can provide you with additional information about Sierra Pacific Industries.

Andrea Howell

Director of Corporate Affairs

Sierra Pacific Industries

P.O. Box 496028

Redding, CA 96049-6028

phone: (530) 378-8000

email: media@spi-ind.com

Date Source Subject
10/31/2024 Press Release Effective Nov. 1, SPI to reopen its California forestlands for public access and recreation
08/12/2024 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries plants 300 millionth seedling
06/26/2024 Press Release Effective July 1, SPI to Close Public Access to Oregon Forestlands Due to Wildfire Risk
06/25/2024 Press Release Effective June 28, SPI to Close Public Access to California Forestlands Due to Wildfire Risk
05/17/2024 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Grants $571,000 in Scholarships
01/06/2024 Press Release SPI part of efforts underway in Sierra Nevada to reduce wildfire risk and support California spotted owls
12/18/2023 Press Release SPI names Robert Hoover as Vice President of Resources
11/09/2023 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation to donate $1.1 million for Whiskeytown Environmental School rebuild and student support
08/15/2023 Press Release Effective August 16, SPI to close public access to Washington forestlands due to wildfire risk
06/27/2023 Press Release Effective June 30, SPI to close public access to Oregon forestlands due to wildfire risk
05/15/2023 Press Release Sierra Pacific Windows Gears Up for Strategic Southeastern U.S. Manufacturing Addition
05/08/2023 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation grants $521,000 in scholarships to 169 students
02/17/2023 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries to Invest in New Mill Facilities in Lane County, Oregon
12/06/2022 CAL FIRE Press Release CAL FIRE awards $3 million grant to SPI to grow 25 million seedlings
09/23/2022 Press Release Effective immediately, SPI to reopen public access to Oregon forestlands
09/21/2022 Press Release Effective Sept 23, SPI to reopen public access to California forestlands
08/17/2022 Press Release Effective August 17 SPI to close public access to Southwest Washington forestlands due to wildfire risk
07/27/2022 Press Release Effective July 29 SPI to close public access to Oregon forestlands due to wildfire risk
06/28/2022 Press Release Effective July 1 SPI to close public access to California forestlands due to wildfire risk
06/15/2022 Press Release Matt Pontes joins SPI as its first Director of Wildfire & Fuels Management
05/16/2022 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Grants $519,000 in Scholarships
3/14/2022 NOAA Fisheries SPI forest management benefits salmon and steelhead in Northern California
11/12/2021 Press Release Todd Payne Named President & General Manager of SPI's Lumber Business
10/04/2021 Press Release SPI Reopens California Forestlands for Public Access
10/01/2021 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Completes Acquisition of Seneca
08/05/2021 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries and Seneca Plan to Combine Complementary, Family-Owned Forest Products Businesses With Shared Values and Sustainability Focus
07/01/2021 Press Release SPI Southwest Washington Forestland Closes Public Access Due to Extreme Fire Danger
06/17/2021 Press Release SPI California Forestland to Close to Public Access on June 21 Due to Drought & Wildfire Danger
05/18/2021 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Grants $610,000 in Scholarships
02/04/2021 Press Release SPI Partners in Awarding of $1.8 Million in Conservation Grants to Improve Forest Health and Wildfire Resilience in California
11/12/2020 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Reopens Its California Forestlands for Public Access
09/24/2020 Press Release Pioneer Community Energy signs agreement with SPI to supply renewable biomass energy credits
09/09/2020 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Washington Forestland Closed to Public Access Due to Extreme Fire Danger
09/03/2020 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries California Forestlands Closed to Public Access Due to Extreme Wildfire Danger
05/14/2020 USFWS A Conservation Success: Working together to protect the Pacific Fisher
04/30/2020 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Grants $618,000 in Scholarships
03/03/2020 Press Release Puget Sound Energy signs deal with SPI to create clean electricity
02/18/2020 Press Release Sierra Pacific Windows Acquires Semco Window and Doors' Assets
08/16/2019 Press Release California Wildfire Impacted Forestland Closed
06/11/2019 Media News Beating the Burn
05/22/2019 Media News Sierra Pacific Industries Supports Shasta College's FIRST SEAT Program
05/10/2019 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Grants $649,000 in Scholarships
12/12/2018 Media News 'Rethinking the Past' In the Aftermath of California's Deadly Wildfires
10/04/2018 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Reopens CA Forestland
10/01/2018 Media News Sierra Pacific Doubles Up: Dual Line Stud Mill
08/10/2018 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Forestland in California Closed
08/02/2018 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation and the Hearst Corporation commit further support for Carr Fire Victims and Recovery Efforts - Totalling $120,000.
07/31/2018 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Partnering with Shasta Regional Community Foundation on the Disaster Relief Fund for Carr Fire Victims and Recovery
07/27/2018 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Forestland in Lewis, Cowlitz and Clark Counties Closed
05/21/2018 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Grants $663,000 In Scholarships
05/17/2018 Media News Oroville only mill in California with safety designation
10/01/2017 Media News Into the Woods: This Outsider Company Sees a Revival in Washington's Lumber Industry
08/17/2017 Press Release Agreement signed to protect wildlife, reduce wildfire risk
05/17/2017 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Grants $680,000 In Scholarships
09/07/2016 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries to sell Brockway Campground Land to U.S. Forest Service
05/06/2016 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Grants $549,450 In Scholarships
04/06/2016 Press Release USGBC Announces new pathway to encourage environmentally responsible forest management in LEED
01/25/2016 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Announces Permanent Closure of Arcata, CA Sawmill
10/27/2015 Press Release Groups move forward with important Martis Valley preservation efforts
10/21/2015 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Promotes Aaron Sulzer to VP Sales and Marketing
10/21/2015 Press Release Sierra Pacific and Partners Come Together to Save the Fisher
10/07/2015 Press Release Sierra Pacific Commits $6 Million to OSU Advanced Wood Products Laboratory
05/22/2015 Press Release Sierra Pacific Foundation Grants over $630,000 in Scholarships
05/22/2015 Press Release Purchase of Assets From Simpson Lumber Company
04/28/2015 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Completes Acquisition of Hurd Windows and Doors
08/04/2014 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Announces Intent to Acquire Hurd Windows and Doors
07/07/2014 Press Release SPI Gives $1 Million to Help Build One SAFE Place's New Shelter - The Sierra House
05/13/2014 Press Release Reconstruction of Sawmill at Quincy
10/01/2013 Press Release Major Martis Valley Preservation Agreement
09/04/2013 Press Release SPI Announces Promotion of Aaron Sulzer as Structural Lumber Sales Manager
12/12/2012 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Affirms its Intolerance for Sexual Harassment
10/23/2012 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries to Restore Area Burned by Ponderosa Fire
09/17/2012 Press Release Ed Stewart: Thanks to resort and Sierra Pacific
08/28/2012 redding.com Moonlight Fire Press Release
07/18/2012 Press Release Moonlight Fire Questions & Answers
07/18/2012 Press Release Sierra Nevada Land Protected From Development
04/03/2012 Press Release Hospice House named for Ida Emmerson
03/06/2012 times-standard.com Editorial: Battle Creek review shows system works
12/26/2011 redding.com Fishers returned to area in Sierra after 100 years
12/16/2011 sfgate.com National Softwood Lumber Board Members Appointed
11/01/2011 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Sonora Sawmill reopening ceremony
07/10/2011 sacbee.com Sierra Pacific Industries Sonora Mill Begins Production
07/07/2011 Press Release Court Affirms Forestry's Positive Role in Addressing Climate Change
02/22/2011 Press Release Sierra Pacific has contributed over $4,800 to the Resource Connection Food Bank
11/15/2010 Press Release Catch-and-release program for weasel cousin begins on Humboldt County timberland
10/31/2010 times-standard.com Amador County Historical Society to take over railroad
10/27/2010 recordnet.com Sierra Pacific Industries Donates Historical Amador Rail Line to Preservation Groups
10/27/2010 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries to Close its Loyalton, CA Power Plant
08/20/2010 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries to Retool Sawmill at Sonora, California
06/25/2010 sierrasun.com SPI Employee Given Award by Sierra Business Council
04/15/2010 Press Release Lone, lovelorn wolverine baffles scientists
03/09/2010 sfgate.com Sierra Pacific Industries Announces Mill Reopening at Quincy, California
02/22/2010 Press Release Wolverine Spotted Again on Sierra Pacific Industries Forest Lands in Sierra
01/22/2010 Press Release A homecoming for fishers
01/14/2010 newsreview.com Sierra Pacific Industries to Re-Start Loyalton Power Plant
12/23/2009 Press Release Rare critter returns: Fishers re-introduced to Butte County
12/09/2009 chicoer.com RARE, Native mammal returns to Northern Sierra AFTER 100-YEAR ABSENCE
12/09/2009 Press Release 1,000 acres added to Tahoe National Forest
11/10/2009 andersonvalleypost.com Wetland Conservation Easement Agreement with Natural Resource Conservation Service
10/26/2009 Press Release SPI and Equator Announce Largest U.S. Forest Carbon Transaction to Date
09/30/2009 gov.ca.gov Anderson Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Wood from Sierra Pacific Industries
07/22/2009 Press Release The eagles have landed
07/21/2009 auburnjournal.com RMEF, Sierra Pacific Industries Launch California Initiative
06/19/2009 rmef.org Sierra Pacific Industries Announces Mill Closures at Sonora and Camino, California
03/23/2009 Press Release Wolverine Documented on Sierra Pacific Industries’ Forest Lands
03/16/2009 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Announces Mill Closure at Quincy
03/02/2009 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries awarded a $657,000 energy-efficiency rebate
12/19/2008 redding.com Sierra Pacific Industries earns SFI President's Award
09/25/2008 Press Release Entrepreneurs see the revenue in recycling
09/03/2008 redding.com North state businesses turn restaurant grease, wood chips into cash
09/01/2008 redding.com Sierra Pacific cuts Simpson check for new baseball digs
07/18/2008 redding.com Hall of fame will honor Sierra Pacific co-founder
06/17/2008 redding.com Sierra Pacific Industries Achieves Chain-of-Custody Certifications
06/12/2008 Press Release Sierra Pacific Industries Forest Practices Again Upheld by California Supreme Court
05/23/2008 Press Release BLM Highlights Cooperative Recreation Improvement Efforts With SPI
04/02/2008 blm.gov New report on forest management and reductions in CO2 levels
04/02/2008 Press Release Annual banquet allows for elk conservation/study
01/27/2008 redding.com Agreement to Conserve Fisher Habitat
11/04/2007 sierrasun.com Debris Removal Operations Center Closing
10/26/2007 Press Release County Extends Hazard Tree Program Deadline