POW Number: 1.B
POW Title: Value-Added Forest Products: Wood and Non-Wood
Available Educational Resources:
Educational Meetings
Lumber Grading — four-day workshop for industry, covering the basics of grading and includes some log grading.
Kiln Drying of Wood — three-day workshop for industry, covering the basics of wood anatomy, drying processes, species effects, and quality control.
Anatomical Properties of Wood and Wood Identification — three-day workshop on the anatomy and macroscopic and microscopic identification techniques for softwoods and hardwoods.
WOOD you like to know more? — half-day workshop looks at the many everyday products made from wood, some properties of wood, and discusses environmental issues regarding tree harvesting and wood use.
Maple Syrup Satellite School in cooperation with Cornell University
Publications/Information Packages
From the Woods — four-page, four-color brochures
Making Hardwood Lumber Products
Maple Syrup Production
Harvesting Wood
Wood Tech Notes — one-page informational notes
Introduction to Wood Products
Engineered Wood Products
Lumber Grading
Treated Wood Products
Bedding Horses on Black Walnut Shavings
Heating/Burning with Wood (face cords, etc.)
Using the Internet as a Tool for Marketing Wood Products
Pennsylvania’s Wood Pellet Industry: Current Status and Trends
Pennsylvania’s Market for Wood Pellet Appliances
Careers in the Wood Products Industry
Package of information about small dry kilns
Maple Syrup Production for the Beginner
Classroom demonstration of wood properties — USDA publication
A Marketing Guide for Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs of Secondary-processed Wood Products — USDA Publication
Project Learning Tree — Activity Guide
We All Need Trees
Tree Cookies (Cross Sections of Trees)
Paper Making
Educational in Nature — Learning Supplements for Environmental Education from Georgia Pacific Corporation
Packaged programs
Slide Presentation — Wood in the Life of Pennsylvania
Forest Products Connections Lesson Plan — for youth to explore and discover the diversity of forest products that we use each day
Wood Properties Lesson Plan — for youth to explore various features of wood and the differences between species
Forest of Many Uses — Lesson Plan and Treasure Chest of Products from Trees — can supply list for agents to make their own treasure chest
Newsletters
Dropline — Quarterly Maple Syrup Newsletter
Needed Resources Not Currently Available:
From the Woods — four-page, four-color brochures (Planned)
Products From the Forest
Engineered Wood Products
Furniture and Cabinets
Wood Properties and Anatomy
Paper
POW Titles || POW 1B || POW 1B Audiences