timberland

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The late David Swensen, who earned high returns for Yale University’s endowment by investing in “alternative” assets such as venture capital, timberland, and private-equity buyout funds, popularized the notion of an “illiquidity premium.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

In some cases, smaller timberland owners have had to pay for thinnings, turning what is typically a payday into a major expense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The combined company will operate under a new name and oversee a timberland portfolio comprising over 4 million acres.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Industry groups representing loggers, mills, private timberland owners, biomass energy producers and others claim the designation would lead to heightened wildfire risk.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

This does not mean, however, that the timberland owner will or can generally engage in the business when the cost is excessive.

From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, Edward Tyson