Q: Some 20 years ago, I had a “treated” wood deck built behind my home and was told by the builder that additional sealer or wood treatment was not necessary. In fact, the builder said, it could hurt ...

TAHLEQUAH – Chromated arsenicals are a group of pesticides that protect wood against termites, fungi and other pests that can degrade or threaten the integrity of wood products, and the Environmental ...

The latest legislation comes into play this year regarding creosote use. The sale of creosote-treated fencing products for agricultural or equine purposes will be deemed illegal. Creosote, derived ...

The state is fining a Eugene wood treatment plant more than $200,000 for hazardous waste and water quality violations that allegedly occurred over the last five years. The Oregon Department of ...

Most options for wood used in decks, outdoor furniture and siding are rarely entirely earth friendly, since they are often treated with heavy metals or toxic chemicals, or logged from unsustainable ...

After decades trapping crayfish in northwest Oregon, Mike Hailey could tell when something was wrong. In the summer of 2023, Hailey noticed crayfish had disappeared downriver from a wood treatment ...

AUTUMN'S upon us, so there's no better time to protect your exterior wood - and nothing better to protect it with than Cuprinol's Rollable Shed and Fence Treatment. You can apply it straight from the ...

Like it or not, thermally and chemically modified wood along with wood plastic composites (WPC’s) are now a commercial reality. They’re already being produced in commercial quantities in both ...