2025 Community Highlights
We understand the connection between our people and the places where they work and live, so we give back strategically to causes that have the greatest local impact. In 2025, Interfor strengthened communities in many ways. We provided essential aid to those in need through food drives, and support for local shelters and community services. Our teams engaged in environmental stewardship by organizing park cleanups, contributing to animal sanctuaries, and supporting local ecosystems. We partnered with Habitat for Humanity, providing materials and labor to build and renovate homes, emphasizing its commitment to housing accessibility. We also invested in education and youth, renewing partnerships with schools, offering forestry tours, and sponsoring youth sports. Through these efforts, we continue to demonstrate our dedication to sustainability, community welfare, and fostering future generations.
Our Peachtree City office was proud to support the local community by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity, contributing time and effort to a home build project in the Newnan‑Coweta area.
Our Castlegar Division reunited a lost local dog, Georgie, with her family after employees recognized her at our site and safely brought her in. Missing for over a month, she was returned home thanks to the team’s quick action.
We were proud to support the Chase community through the first-ever Interfor vs. CSS Grads hockey fundraiser for Chase Secondary’s Dry Grad, bringing employees, students, families, and community members together and raising over $2,200.
Our Monticello Division was proud to spread joy this Valentine’s Day by donating gifts to 38 children in state placement homes.
Our Sault Ste. Marie Division was proud to present a $5,000 donation to Habitat for Humanity Sault Ste. Marie & Area in support of their important work to provide safe and affordable housing.
Our Longview Division donated lumber to the Onalaska High School Construction class! The materials will help students practice their building skills as they create benches and picnic tables.
Through the generosity of Interfor employees, our Fayette Division donated essential food and hygiene items to the Weldy Home, a nonprofit supporting young girls across Alabama.
Our Adams Lake Division took part in Coho Day, supporting a local community event focused on learning and connection. Team members engaged students through hands-on activities and shared forestry knowledge.
Interfor supports pollinator health across its US Southeast operations by creating and managing pollinator habitats near mill sites. These spaces provide food and shelter for pollinators and reflect Interfor’s commitment to biodiversity and environmental stewardship.
Our Metrotown Office partnered with the City of Vancouver’s Neighborhood Cleanup Program on World Environment Day.
Our Eatonton Division was proud to support local parks by donating materials to the county Parks Department, helping create safe and welcoming play spaces for children.
Our Adams Lake Division donated lumber to the Chase Legion for their new community stage, designed by local craftsman Andrew Schmidt, supporting events, fundraisers, and gatherings for residents.
Our Longview Division was proud to support the Children’s Justice & Advocacy Center in Longview, Washington, as the organization moved into a new space.
Our Eatonton Division donated lumber to Brighter Days Ministry for the construction of a new food pantry that will support families in Baldwin and Putnam Counties.
Partnerships
Each Interfor division has a unique relationship with its surrounding communities and is given an annual donation budget to be spent as the divisional leadership sees fit. Preference is given to activities involving education, children and youth, environment and health. The overarching goals for Interfor’s divisional annual donations are:
- Build positive community relations and awareness of Interfor within the community;
- Invest in initiatives our employees care about; and
- Achieve our corporate social responsibility goals.
Many divisions have long-term relationships with Habitat for Humanity affiliates in local communities, and our operations and offices continue to watch for engagement opportunities. As a lumber producer, we can provide the materials needed to build affordable homes.
Community Engagement
We engage with the public and communities in or around our mills and harvesting operations. Some of the formal frameworks under which we actively share information and engage with Indigenous Peoples, communities, stakeholders and the general public include:
- Interfor Stakeholder Engagement Strategy Plans;
- Forest Stewardship Plans (BC);
- Forest Landscape Plans (BC);
- Customized Consultation Agreement for the Wahkohtowin Communities (Ontario);
- Local Citizens Committees (Ontario);
- Landscape Reserve Design in the Great Bear Rainforest (BC);
- SFI Certification (SFI Forest Management Standard Objectives 6, 8, 14 and 15 and SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard Objectives 6, 7 and 8);
- Regional SFI Implementation Committees;
- Operational referrals to other tenure holders such as traplines, range tenures and water licenses;
- Timber Supply Review process for our tree farm licenses (BC);
- Participation in and sponsorship for formal community events, including the Indigenous Lands Symposium (Ontario), Georgia Teacher Conservation Workshop, South Carolina’s Wood Magic Forest Fair (South Carolina), FAWN Day (Fayette, Alabama), and the Forestry and Wildlife Expo for landowners (Marion Country, Georgia); and
- Forest collaboratives on National Forest land near our operations, including the Olympic Forest Collaborative, South Gifford Pinchot Collaborative, and Clackamas Stewardship Partners (Pacific Northwest).
In addition to the broad frameworks under which we share information, we engage with stakeholders by attending local forums, providing tours and taking part in educational opportunities.
Sharing our Passion for Sustainable Forestry & Operational Excellence
Our foresters are passionate about sustainable forestry, and many appreciate the chance to engage with local communities. We work with schools and non-profit organizations to host tree planting days and field trips to raise understanding of the importance of forests and how we manage them.
Our operators are equally passionate about the high standards implemented in our sawmills, and the ways in which our business contributes to a healthy economy and environment.
REFERENCES & METHODOLOGY
We are committed to transparency in our reported metrics and continuous improvement of our methodology. Download our References & Methodology document.
Our Values
Our values are more than words on an office wall.
Our mission is to build value in everything we do, every day. Whether our days are spent in woodlands, sawmills, offices — or all of the above — it’s the shared focus on excellence that drives us.
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Honesty & Integrity
We conduct ourselves with honesty & integrity.
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Respect
We respect, value & engage our employees.
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Safety & Sustainability
We embrace world-leading safety & environmental standards.
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Fact-based & Proactive
We are fact-based & proactive.
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Excellence
We strive for excellence in everything we do.
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Responsibility
We are responsible for our own success.
Sustainability
Building value through sound environmental, social, and governance practices
Our commitment to sustainable growth has been the foundation of our success, and to a broader extent, the success of our partners and the communities we serve.
Check out our Sustainability Report and explore how Interfor and our partners are creating a safer, more sustainable, and equitable future for all.