Trump timber order spurs debate about Vermont’s woods

Trump timber order spurs debate about Vermont’s woods

When one of Vermont’s oldest lumber mills, run by the A. Johnson Company in Bristol, shut down its saws in 2023 after 117 years in business, it seemed like another sign of a waning timber industry.

President Trump has taken measures to bring back timber jobs. Will they work?

Tariffs on foreign timber and an executive order suspending environmental regulations could revive a domestic logging industry. But it's unclear if the economics will support exploitation of forests.