Fred Hodge | Lessons from Logging | Episode-1 | Times Are a-Changin’ !

Times Are a-Changin’! Hear from lifelong timber-industry veteran Fred Hodge on why Washington needs to transition from an extractive economy to one that values restoration, conservation, and sustainable timber production. We don't have to choose between healthy forests and healthy communities. We need an economic model that recognizes the full value of standing forests—from water security and flood protection to carbon storage and biodiversity. The Legislature can help lead this transition by funding Natural Climate Solutions and Trust Land Transfer, empowering DNR to generate revenue from ecosystem services, and supporting ecological forestry that sustains both working forests and local economies. If you want to learn more and stay involved, please sign up for CRF's newsletter: https://www.c4rf.org/email-sign-up --------- Fred Hodge has spent his entire career in Washington’s timber industry. Beginning as a forester with Scott Paper Company, he went on to manage one of Washington’s last old-growth lumber mills in Everett. Beyond his work in forestry and mill operations, Fred was an influential timber-industry advocate who helped reshape Washington’s timber taxation system in the 1970s. He championed reforms that shifted taxation from standing timber to timber harvested, reducing the financial pressure on landowners to prematurely harvest—or “liquidate”—their forests simply to meet tax obligations. These reforms helped create economic incentives for longer-term forest ownership and management. --------- A Film By Saxon Richardson & Daniel Harm Produced By Kate Lunceford Music By Ben Bostick, Dan Lazerus, Guy Dagan, Oneye, Tony Petersen, Or Moran & Rob Matheson Archive Footage Courtesy Of Washington State Archives & Hagley Museum and Library Very Special Thanks To Fred Hodge & Alexander Harris