by Web Editor | Jun 22, 2018 | News, News/PR
Prices for wood to build and renovate houses have as much as doubled over the past six months, increasing costs for consumers but boosting Maine’s softwood sales and signaling a turnaround in that segment of the forestry market, industry experts say. A number of...
by Web Editor | Apr 16, 2018 | News, News/PR
The National Association of State Foresters applauds the House Agriculture Committee for its work to develop and introduce a robust 2018 Farm Bill with Forestry Title provisions that would help ensure the long-term health and sustainability of all America’s...
by Web Editor | Jan 25, 2016 | News, News/PR
Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) Executive Director Jim Fendig announced, “WSRI is asking for proposals for a WSRI funded Research Project. The project should be designed to have the potential to benefit the wood fiber supply chain and improve the efficiency and...
by Web Editor | Jan 22, 2016 | News, News/PR
Drive near the Washington state Capitol Campus in Olympia this month and you’ll see a banner proclaiming that “Sustainable Forestry Started Here.” What does that mean? Seventy-five years ago, the first certified tree farm in North America was established on the...
by Web Editor | Jun 9, 2012 | My Take
Story by Daniel J. Dructor, Executive Vice President of the American Loggers Council As our industry continues to struggle during a period that can only be defined as a recession, a recent study completed by the Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) helps us to...
