forest products

The National Conservation Legacy Center being built by the National Museum of Forest Service History will highlight the conservation history of America’s natural resources.When the center opens in July, visitors will find bits of the Northwoods within thanks, in part, to a local retired forester.

Loss of mills, climate change, invasive species, and land use conversion all put the health of forests at risk.

With the rise of plastics, there’s been an uptick in substitute wood products.The shift has environmental and economic effects.

Wisconsin Green Fire hopes its latest reports will spark conversations and action to support forests and the forest products industry in the state.

In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses thermally modified wood, a chemical free way to preserve wood for outdoor use.

In letters to the Department of Workforce Development dated August 1st, Besse announced it would be closing facilities in Goodman, Mattoon, and Rice Lake. The facilities closed the next day.

Foresters in Oneida County celebrated Arbor Day by planting trees at the Chequamegon Nicolet National Headquarters.The trees replaced ones that had died from Emerald Ash Borer.

There are 17 million acres of forests in Wisconsin, much of it here in the north. The state has proclaimed this week as Forest Products Week in Wisconsin.…

The DNR is offering a series of training programs to help loggers and foresters determine how much woody debris to leave on the forest floor after…