The Future of the Hardwood Industry conference will be held November 2 - 3, 2016 at the Wood Education and Resource Center in Princeton, West, Virginia.

Emerald Ash Borers are likely to kill 99 percent of the U.S. ash wood trees, says the U.S. Forest Service. The super cold winter did not even slow the insects. Infested areas have been quarantined in 22 states.

The discount deadline has been extended for Wood Industry Week: Improving Operations to Remain Competitive. The comprehensive three-day program on improving the competitiveness of woodworking operations — and keeping them profitable — is sponsored by the Wood Education Resource Center, USDA Forest Service, Virginia Tech and Woodworking Network.

Wood Industry Week @ WERC '14 | Agenda

The US Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) will host a two-hour-long Webcast discussing urban wood utilization on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 10:00 am Eastern Time.

The US Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) will host a two-hour-long Webcast discussing urban wood utilization on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 10:00 am Eastern Time.

Hardwood sawmills may increase revenues by selling carbon credits tied to their role in producing long-lived wood products that store carbon, using University of Kentucky's Department of Forestry calculator.

School and government furniture buying standards that favor wood over plastic and metal make economic and environmental sense. The Public Wooden Furniture Research Project due out in January 2013 will see if it's practical.

Promoting Locally Made U.S. Wood Products is a one-day leadership conference set for Thursday, Aug. 2, at the Wood Education and Resource Center in Princeton, WV.

PRINCETON, WV -- The Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) has scheduled three one-day programs for the wood products industry to take place during the first half of 2012.