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the wildfire burned through a large swath of timberland
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Near Seattle, the former corporate campus of timberland giant Weyerhaeuser was sold and its connection to the land was eroded with the construction of a warehouse and plans for more.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
The family later sold the mill and most of the timberland, Kennedy said.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
In January, timberland, diversified, specialty and data centers were the top performers, according to industry group Nareit.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
The heirs of Peter Buck—a nuclear physicist whose $1,000 loan helped launch the nowadays ubiquitous fast-food franchise Subway—now own about 1.32 million acres of timberland, primarily in Maine, forming one of the largest contiguous private forests in the Northeast.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
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Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
The family later sold the mill and most of the timberland, Kennedy said.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
In January, timberland, diversified, specialty and data centers were the top performers, according to industry group Nareit.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
The heirs of Peter Buck—a nuclear physicist whose $1,000 loan helped launch the nowadays ubiquitous fast-food franchise Subway—now own about 1.32 million acres of timberland, primarily in Maine, forming one of the largest contiguous private forests in the Northeast.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Timberland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timberland. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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timberland
noun
tim·ber·land
-ˌland 
: wooded land especially with timber fit for sale
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