Fact Sheet

Green Diamond Resource Company

The California Redwood Company (subsidiary)

       

Green Diamond Resource Company was founded in 1890 and is a privately held, family-owned business headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company owns and manages forests located in the heart of the Pacific Northwest's wood basket – the coastal regions of Washington and Northern California – and produces wood products at its manufacturing facilities in Northern California (The California Redwood Company).

The company has four primary businesses:

  • California Timberlands Division, located in Korbel, Calif.
  • The California Redwood Company, located in Korbel, Calif.
  • Northwest Timberlands Division, located in Shelton, Wash.
  • Land Management and Business Development, located in Seattle, Wash. (with offices in Shelton, Wash. and Korbel, Calif.)

The California Timberlands Division oversees the company's forests in Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties in Northern California. The primary tree species growing in these forests are redwood and Douglas-fir. Contact: P.O. Box 68, Korbel, Calif. 95550-0068; (707) 668-4400.

The California Redwood Company produces high-quality redwood products, including lumber for decking and decorative construction applications and garden products, along with Douglas-fir dimensional lumber at its Korbel Sawmill and Remanufacturing Plant near Eureka, California. Contact: P.O. Box 1089, Arcata, Calif. 95518; (707) 268-3000.

The Northwest Timberlands Division oversees the company’s forests in Mason, Grays Harbor and several other Western Washington counties. Douglas-fir and western hemlock are the primary species growing on our Washington timberlands. Contact: P.O. Box 9001, Shelton, Wash. 98584-0931; (360) 426-3381.

The Land Management & Business Development Division is responsible for the management of land sales and predevelopment business on the company's higher and better use, conservation and non-core lands. The division also pursues new business opportunities unrelated to the traditional timberland enhancement activities of growing and harvesting trees, such as renewable biomass, carbon offset and recreation. Contact: 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2700, Seattle, Wash. 98101-2613; (206) 224-5800.

Corporate Headquarters: Contact: Green Diamond Resource Company, 1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2700, Seattle, Wash. 98101-2613; (206) 224-5800.

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