Founded in 1918 from a mule logging operation, family-owned Paul M Jones Lumber Company now runs a modern sawmill in Snow Hill, Maryland, specializing exclusively in locally sourced Southern Yellow Pine. The company moved to its current location in 1984 and has shipped lumber worldwide, with its materials used in projects ranging from the Statue of Liberty restoration to historic buildings in Europe. Its sustainability-minded operation puts sawdust, shavings, chips, and bark to practical reuse rather than treating them as waste.
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
Deer Park Lumber, IncFounded in 1982 by Ron Andrews in Tunkhannock, Deer Park Lumber is a second-generation, family-owned sawmill and forestry services company producing kiln-dried Northern Appalachian hardwood lumber. The company produces approximately 15 million board feet annually and serves domestic and international markets, while its forestry team helps landowners manage timber with long-term regeneration and conservation in mind. Deer Park also puts its sustainability principles into practice by heating its kilns with sawdust and finding uses for nearly all of its wood byproducts.TUNKHANNOCK, PA
Brumbaugh Lumber LLCFounded by Chester and Carma Brumbaugh in 1982, Brumbaugh Lumber is a family-owned Shirleysburg sawmill that harvests timber, manages woodlands, clears land, and turns locally sourced logs into lumber and related wood products. Sons Corey and Wesley took over in 2004, carrying a three-generation timber tradition into a business that ships most of its output across Pennsylvania and neighboring states, with some products exported to Canada. The company also uses the whole tree, including bark for mulch and sawdust for pellets.SHIRLEYSBURG, PA
Heacock LumberHeacock Lumber is a family sawmill dating to 1918 that produces rough-cut hardwood lumber and custom-saws logs at its Bucks County mill. The Hunsberger family has operated the sawmill since purchasing it in 1974, continuing a local tradition that includes making survey stakes and turning milling byproducts into mulch and firewood. Its timber work follows Sustainable Forestry Initiative of Pennsylvania practices, with an emphasis on long-term woodlot management rather than clearcutting.PLUMSTEADVILLE, PA