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Forest Business Network
Building on the successful launch of State of America’s Forests in December of 2017, the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities released three new packets of content on the interactive website, www.usaforests.org. The new topics include forest insects and diseases; invasive plants; and invasive animals. These topics address some of the myriad challenges that face the nation's forests and focus on potential solutions to these widespread problems.
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FPS
If you work with wood products (lumber, building products, composites, treated wood) but lack any formal training, this course is for you! A day before the 72nd Forest Products Society International Convention in Madison, Wisconsin, FPS is offering a one-day Introduction to Wood Science Short Course taught by some of the world's leading professors.
The course will be held Monday, June 11, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the USDA Forest Products Laboratory in Madison.
The agenda will touch on: safety, wood structural properties, drying process, protection and durability, and marketing. View the detailed agenda here.
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FPS
The Forest Products Society (FPS) has announced the plenary speakers for its 72nd International Convention (IC), being held June 11-14 in Madison, Wisconsin. The meeting will be co-located with the 2018 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials. The joint keynote speaker is Alper Kiziltas, Research Scientist in Sustainable Biomaterials and Plastics with Ford Motor. He will address how the auto industry is developing natural fiber reinforced plastics and polymer resins made from renewable feed stocks to replace petroleum-based components. Additional plenary speakers will address the housing market and current dynamics of the forest bioeconomy. Matthew Rooney, Director, Economic Growth at the George W. Bush Institute, will discuss "NAFTA: The Stakes for Globalization and American Leadership."
Click here to view the full program and list of speakers.
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The Associated Press via The News Tribune
A year of upheaval at the U.S. Interior Department has seen dozens of senior staff members reassigned and key leadership positions left unfilled, rules considered burdensome to industry shelved, and a sweeping reorganization proposed for its 70,000 employees. The evolving status quo at the agency responsible for more than 780,000 square miles (2 million square kilometers) of public lands, mostly in the American West, has led to praise from energy and mining companies and Republicans, who welcomed the departure from perceived heavy-handed regulation under President Barack Obama.
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Dovetail Partners, Inc.
Third-generation biofuels research and development is largely focused on algae as a raw material. Early research demonstrated that energy yields from a given surface area are far greater from algae than from plants currently used in producing biofuels. The great potential of algae is, however, clouded by a number of technical and economic hurdles which must be overcome before algae contributes in any significant way to providing energy for transportation. Among these are reduction of nutrient requirements in cultivation and energy requirements in processing. For the near to mid-term, at least, algae-derived biofuels are unlikely to pose competitive risks to the emerging second-generation cellulose-based biofuels industry.
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Woodworking Network
According to the Oregon Employment Department, the wood products industry is experiencing a slight rebound, as companies in central Oregon are expected to hire nearly 3,000 workers over the next six years. Wood product manufacturing is still one of the biggest industries in Oregon when it comes to jobs and revenue. The entire industry represents $1.1 billion in total payroll for the state.
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The Canadian Press via Global News
Softwood lumber duties aren't dampening the spirits of Canadian lumber producers as strong demand from rising U.S. housing starts and tight supply is expected to keep prices high throughout 2018.
The number of U.S. housing starts beat expectations by surpassing 1.33 million in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, with single family starts increasing 7.6 per cent. Housing permits approached 1.4 million.
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Woodworking Network
It took the effort of over 100 firefighters all night to subdue a blaze at a Turman Tye Lumberyard in Virginia. Authorities are estimating more than $500,000 worth of lumber and equipment was destroyed. Efforts to control the fire were complicated by the nearest fire hydrant being located more than two miles away from the scene, reported local news sources. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries.
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Bonner County Daily Bee
A bad winter is good business for locally based Lignetics. When the snow piles up and temperatures plummet, the local company's product line of wood pellets, fire logs and fire bricks fly off the shelves of retailers large and small. Until just a few years ago, however, Lignetics was completely reliant on regional weather patterns in the Pacific Northwest to carry the day. All that has changed with a strategic series of mergers and acquisitions that have given the company a national footprint and the largest market share of any manufacturer in the residential wood pellet industry.
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Scientific American
Some varieties of wood, such as oak and maple, are renowned for their strength. But scientists say a simple and inexpensive new process can transform any type of wood into a material stronger than steel, and even some high-tech titanium alloys. Besides taking a star turn in buildings and vehicles, the substance could even be used to make bullet-resistant armor plates.
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Arizona Daily Sun
A key project to speed up and expand forest restoration in northern Arizona will now be delayed to a time uncertain. For the past year, stakeholders in the 2.4 million-acre Four Forest Restoration Initiative, or 4FRI, had been under the impression that the Forest Service was making progress on issuing a large-scale contract for tree thinning and forest biomass removal on up to 500,000 acres.
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