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Publication year: 2009

Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative: Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Awards More Than $4.2 Million For Woody Biomass Utilization Projects

Distributed: 08/27/2009 - WASHINGTON, August 26, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more than $4.2 million in grants to 17 small businesses and community groups to develop innovative uses for woody biomass from hazardous fuel reduction projects on the national forests. Uses of this woody biomass ... view »

Minnesota Public Radio: Ash borers not a threat to MLB's bats, yet

Distributed: 07/31/2009 - WASHINGTON, July 31, 2009 - Minneapolis - What do Major League Baseball players have in common with forest products researchers? They're all preoccupied with, well, wood. Recently, the focus has been on tree-eating bugs and exploding baseball bats... view »

WIBA (News/Talk 1310): Old trees for furniture

Distributed: 02/26/2009 - WIBA's Jason Fischer recently interviewed Bob Falk with the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin regarding a project to build furniture for the chief of the U.S. Forest Service. Some local trees will be used to make the furnishings.  view »

Publication year: 2008

NBC Weather - Proofing Houses

Distributed: April 24, 2008 - This is a government lab in Madison that's exploring ways to help you build a weather safe room in your house...  view »

Publication year: 2007

USA Today - FPL Fiberboard from Manure Project

Distributed: Feb. 14, 2007 - What were your goals coming in as the new director of the Forest Products Lab in 2001? What did you hope to accomplish? One is we need to rebuild this place. This building dates to 1931...  view »

Madison.com - A feature on Chris Risbrudt, Director, Forest Products Laboratory.

Distributed: Feb. 13, 2007 - Home-buyers of tomorrow could find themselves walking across floors made from manure. Researchers at Michigan State University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture insist it's no cow pie in the sky dream...  view »