Oct. 8 Rainforest Action Network commends Home Depot, warns top competitors in New York Times ad . Wickes Lumber announces its plan to phase out of old growth wood products. Nov. 8 HomeBase announces its plan to phase out of old growth wood products. The campaign is launched at the National Association of Home Builders annual convention in Dallas. Jan. 18 Rainforest activists stage a number of high-profile activities at the convention of the National Association of Homebuilders in Dallas.
Banners are hung , the inflatable chainsaw flies, slides are projected off buildings.
Read the Wall Street Journal article . Aug. 8 Lowe's , the second largest home improvement chain in the country, announces its plan to go old growth free. It's the strongest policy to date. Read the Wall Street Journal article . 84 Lumber becomes the seventh home improvement company to commit to go old-growth free.