Weyerhaeuser Indefinitely Closes Oregon Timberlands to Public Access Due to Extreme Forest Fire Danger

08.09.2011  |  Business Wire

Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today announced effective immediately
that all of its western Oregon timberlands will be closed to public
access due to the current extreme forest fire danger. Public access to
its timberlands will remain closed until the weather improves.

Due to the hot weather, wildfire danger is at the highest levels of the
summer and likely to rise further in the coming days. According to the
Oregon Department of Forestry, the high heat, low humidity, and
lightning in the forecast, puts fire danger at high or extreme across
most of the state ? in the drier eastern and interior southwestern
regions, as well as in the Coast Range and the Willamette Valley.

For updates and more information about public access for Oregon
timberlands, please call Weyerhaeuser′s 24-hour Oregon hunter and
recreation access information line: 1-888-741-5403.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world′s largest forest products
companies, began operations in 1900. We grow and harvest trees, build
homes and make a range of forest products essential to everyday lives.
We manage our timberland on a sustainable basis in compliance with
internationally recognized forestry standards. At the end of 2010, we
employed approximately 14,000 employees in 10 countries. We have
customers worldwide and generated $6.6 billion in sales in 2010. Our
stock trades on the New York Stock exchange under the symbol WY.
Additional information about us is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com.