MAY 2008: AROUND THE STATE
Playing a
new tune
BEND Breedlove
Guitar Co. will plant trees through-out the Northwest to
compensate for those chop-ped down for its guitars. The type of
trees to be planted, known as “tone” woods (such as
California walnut and red spruce), won’t be ready for at
least 100 years. Working with Aprovecho, a forestry nonprofit
in Cottage Grove, the Bend-based company will plant between
10,000 and 20,000 trees annually — one for each
instrument sold, says company president Pete Newport.
Have an opinion? E-mail feedback@oregonbusiness.com
