Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. · Seattle, WA United States ·(NYSE: PCL)

On the banks of this Plum Creek, Laura Ingalls Wilder would have had a very different childhood. Real estate investment trust (REIT) Plum Creek Timber is one of the US's largest timber companies, with more than 7 million acres of timberland in 19 states. Harvesting old- and new-growth timber, the company sells logs to sawmills and pulp and paper mills; it also produces lumber, plywood, and medium-density fiberboard (MDF). It also has real estate sales operations, and pursues natural-resource opportunities, including mineral extraction and natural gas production. In an effort to promote environmental conservation, Plum Creek announced plans to sell some 310,000 acres of land to environmental groups in 2008.  To read the full description, subscribe now.