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School of Forest Vol. 3 No. 2 Summer 2003 RF OREST SCIENCEesources • WOOD PRODUCTS • WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES SCIENCE • WATER RESOURCES WoodPro Branching into Industry trends, and (2) decision support at all phases of wood products manufacture. ennsylvania’s timber and forest products industry “Our constituent groups, instead of landowners throughout a produces $4.5 billion of consumer goods and particular county, might be just one mill in a county,” says Ray. Pcommodities each year for both domestic and international “But by working with that one mill, our work may benefit just as markets. Currently the state’s fourth largest manufacturing sector, many or more people.” the forest products industry boasts one of the nation’s largest WoodPro works with all stages of the wood production process, including primary lumber processing, lumber drying, secondary processing, distribution, and retail. To serve the changing needs of the industry, Stover and Ray developed new program topics and new methods of reaching a larger number of people. “Penn State has traditionally offered certification and training programs on wood treating, hardwood lumber and log grading, kiln drying, wood structure, and chainsaw safety,” says Ray. “We’ve taken those existing programs and enhanced the School’s Wood Products Outreach and Extension with Penn State expertise from faculty in engineering, economics, and management.” To get the word out about the program, Ray developed a WoodPro Web site, which includes information on the mission and services of the WoodPro program as well as descriptions and registration information on Penn State’s wood products short courses. Visitors can sign up for the WoodPro e-mail listserv, post questions at a wood products discussion board, and explore links to industry and association Web sites and to the résumés of Penn State wood products students.
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