Prototype modular furniture, designed by a team of five Rice University mechanical engineering students, was conceived for NASA's next space mission to the moon, Mars or beyond.

Emerald Ash Borers will spare 30-40% or more of the blue ash, and 20-30% of the white ash. The wood industry's most viewed report has video on reclaimed dead ash. Also popular: birch plywood Teardrop Trailer production.

One of the best wood products that everyone has used but almost nobody ever notices...pencils.

ASHEVILLE, NC – The U.S. Forest Service Threat Assessment Centers officially unveiled ForWarn, a satellite-based monitoring and assessment tool that recognizes and tracks potential forest disturbances caused by insects, diseases, wildfires, extreme weather and other natural or human-caused events.

The USDA Forest Service’s Eastern Forest and Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Centers recently unveiled a product that helps natural resource managers rapidly detect, identify, and respond to unexpected changes in the nation’s forests by using web-based tools.

A wood table won Best of Show in the competition.