Start Your New Career! 10 Jobs Hiring in the Wood Products Industry
Lumber grader? Scientist? Truck driver? College student? Customer service representative? You might be surprised by the diversity of jobs that are available within the…
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Stumps and Twigs: USDA Launches Study to Find Uses for Logging Leftovers
A new USDA study just launched on the East Coast that will examine how to best reuse logging industry “residue” for renewable energy and…
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Wood Magic: Educating New Generations About the Wood Products Industry
The logging practices of yore have bred a tenacious misperception about the wood products industry, one that prompts visions of clearcutting picturesque landscapes and…
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Paul Bunyan Talk: The Lost Language of American Loggers
Big blue, bindlestiff, bullock, donkey doctor, clam gun, homeguard: do you know what any of these terms mean? Probably not, unless you’re a logger…
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Winter Walks: Where to Find Maine’s Most Impressive Eastern White Pines
Maine’s state tree is a real beauty year-round, but the Eastern White Pine really shines in winter, holding onto its evergreen needles even when…
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This Week in Wood: Conserving Working Forests Supports Rural Families
As we recently reported, the more the public demands wood and other forest products, the more our forests grow – and, as it turns…
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