In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 photo, Bond Starker poses for a photograph featuring square-shaped samples of the different trees his company harvests in Philomath, Ore. The lineup includes Oregon White Oak, Golden Chinquapin, Ponderosa Pine, Western Red Cedar, Cotton Wood, Big Leaf Maple, Pacific Madrone, Western Hemlock, Red Alder, Alaska Cedar, Douglas Fir, and Pacific Yew. Starker is retiring as CEO of Starker Forests, the Philomath-based timber company founded by his grandfather more than 80 years ago. (Godofredo Vasquez/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP)
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