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More than a dozen sawmills have closed in Canada and Oregon, Washington and Northern California as logging operations have struggled with a shortage of skilled labor and higher costs for energy, freight and other inputs.
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Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Since the 1950s, logging has declined substantially, with sawmills shutting down and timber removal decreasing by approximately 75% since the 1950s.
—Bill Essayli, Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2025
The dam was built to power a grist mill and later a sawmill.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Visitors can also buy their Christmas tree from the estate’s own sawmill.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Since the 1950s, logging has declined substantially, with sawmills shutting down and timber removal decreasing by approximately 75% since the 1950s.
—Bill Essayli, Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2025
The dam was built to power a grist mill and later a sawmill.
—Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Visitors can also buy their Christmas tree from the estate’s own sawmill.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Sawmill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sawmill. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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sawmill
noun
saw·mill
-ˌmil 
: a mill or machine for sawing logs
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