On Monday, May 12, 2024, seven Reno Sunrise Rotarians and guests had a tour of the Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) sawmill in Quincy, CA. The two-hour tour was led by the sawmill's controller, David Little, who is a member of Quincy Rotary.   

 

SPI has about 20 sawmill facilities and window manufacturing plants in the United States.  SPI is family owned and is the largest private landowner in the United States.   Each year they plant over 7 million new trees.   The Quincy sawmill processes dead trees from forest fires along with trees that have recently been cut.   Lumber that is produced at the Quincy sawmill is shipped mainly to customers in the west, although they do shipments to the midwest and east coast.   Home Depot is one of their major customers.

 

Pat Cashell is the CEO of Sky Tavern,  located on the Mt. Rose Highway, 20 minutes from Reno.  Sky Tavern is home to the oldest nonprofit ski and snowboard training facility in America. However, it is now much more than that with programs for both winter and summer.  Under Pat's supervision they have expanded their offerings to include a world class mountain bike park and most recently a rope course.

 

Their mission has been to get kids outside and provide them with exercise, new skills, and life lessons that will help them excel and grow as individuals.