The Wood Industries Information Center (WIIC)

The starting place for locating the views and news of the wood-based industries on current issues.

News & Views

The wood-based industries are nearly as diverse as the forests they depend on, providing an amazing variety of consumer and industrial goods derived from pulp, paper, lumber and plywood.

You might be surprised to find that opinions and views within the wood industries are diverse too. Here you will find information and opinon on topics ranging from forest health to log exports to environmental education. Most info is provided by associations representing interests stretching from Alaska to the Atlantic. You'll also find links to others allied with the wood-based industries.

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Participating Organizations

The US wood and paper products industry is comprised of nearly 25,000 companies employing 800,000 people. Here are links to a some of those companies and the associations that represent them.

Alaska Forest Association - Representing the timber industry, promoting proper forest management and wise use in Alaska.

American Forest & Paper Association - The national trade association for the pulp, paper, paperboard, and wood products industries.

California Forestry Association - Assures an adequate and sustainable supply of forest products at an affordable price while enhancing the health of California's forests.

Intermountain Forest Industry Association - Resolves timber availability problems and deals with regulatory issues in the Intermountain West.

Northwest Forestry Association - Advocates forest management policies to ensure adequate and reliable supplies of timber from public forest lands in the Northwest.

Washington Forest Protection Association - Represents private forest landowners in Washington.

The wood industries have lots of allies. Here are a few that have info about current issues:

Oregon Tree Farm System - From the folks growing tomorrow's forests.

Canadian Sustainable Forestry Certification Coalition - Canada contains over 10% of the earth's forests, and they plan to keep it that way. (Lots of graphics.)

Building Industry Exchange - A public service directory to the construction and building industry.

Northwest Timber Resource Council - A non-partisan coalition dedicated to the preservation of jobs through ecologically sound and economically feasible forest management practices.

US Forest Service - Press releases from the USDA Forest Service

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