The starting place for locating the views and news of the wood-based industries on current issues. The wood-based industries are nearly as diverse as the forests they depend on, providing an amazing variety of consumer and industrial goods derived from pulp, paper, lumber and plywood. You might be surprised to find that opinions and views within the wood industries are diverse too. Here you will find information and opinon on topics ranging from forest health to log exports to environmental education.
Most info is provided by associations representing interests stretching from Alaska to the Atlantic.
You'll also find links to others allied with the wood-based industries. You're busy, so are we. By design, you won't see many graphics, and we avoid frames. If something is going to take more than a few seconds, we'll warn you before you click. The US wood and paper products industry is comprised of nearly 25,000 companies employing 800,000 people.