Maryland Select Hardwoods is a La Plata lumber yard that pairs a broad selection of hardwoods, softwoods and exotic species with custom woodworking and unusually long flooring boards. The operation also includes Maryland Select Hatchery, where families can book four-hour, license-free fishing at multiple ponds and enjoy a picnic. Dennis Woodruff is the named proprietor, and the business serves customers from its Southern Maryland yard.
Hearne Hardwoods IncSince 1997, family-owned Hearne Hardwoods has grown from a four-person shop into a 20-employee specialty hardwood lumber company on an 18th-century homestead in southeastern Pennsylvania. Its 50,000-plus square feet hold more than 100 domestic and exotic species, including carefully matched live-edge slabs and a substantial tonewood operation for musical-instrument makers. Rick and his son Brian travel internationally to find unusual, naturally figured woods from sustainably managed forests, while the showroom and manufacturing operation help customers choose material for projects ranging from furniture to custom flooring.OXFORD, PA
Edrich Lumber, IncEdrich Lumber is a family-owned, third-generation-operated Maryland lumber mill that has turned hardwood logs into lumber and landscape materials since 1962. Based in Baltimore County, the company also runs a licensed wood-waste recycling operation, keeping about 100 million pounds of clean wood out of landfills each year by converting it into usable products. Its chemical-free Thermarich process and stake mill reflect a business that continues to find new uses for local wood.BALTIMORE, MD
Carl Rosenberry & Sons Lumber, IncFor three generations, Carl Rosenberry & Sons Lumber has milled Pennsylvania hardwoods in Fort Loudon’s Appalachian valley, continuing a sawmilling tradition that began with D.R. Rosenberry in 1920 and became a family partnership in 1955. Its tree-length harvesting and milling system produces customer-specified lengths, while the company is especially known for custom wide-plank hardwood flooring and operates a kiln with 350,000 board feet of capacity. Rosenberry’s SFI-trained crews manage timber with sustainable forestry practices within a 60-mile radius of the mill.FORT LOUDON, PA
Frey Lumber Company IncFounded by Emanuel Lincoln Frey in 1949, Frey Lumber Company turns Appalachian hardwoods from standing timber into lumber and wood products, with its own specialty sawmill and pallet operation. The family business expanded to include Frey Pallet Company in the 1990s and now employs about 30 workers, handling custom pallets, crates and support blocks alongside timber management and harvesting. Its woods crew has worked together for more than 30 years, and the company delivers throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio.SMITHFIELD, PA