Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) research botanist Alex Wiedenhoeft took the spotlight on a recent segment of Wisconsin Public Radio’s The Larry Meiller Show. Wiedenhoeft, team leader in FPL’s Center for Wood Anatomy Research, shed some light on forensic botany and … Continue reading
When consumers buy a certified product, they expect it to be exactly what it claims to be. In order to maintain their consumers’ trust, suppliers of these goods often bring in an independent third party to verify that what is … Continue reading
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, featured a partnership with the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) in their 2018 Annual Report. Since 2016, FPL’s Center for Wood Anatomy Research, in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund, World … Continue reading
Recent action by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) to suspend a major charcoal producer in Europe is one outcome of the FSC and Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) partnership. This collaboration aims at using forensic wood science to investigate supply chains. … Continue reading
In the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) Department of Botany’s Forensic Botany class, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) research botanist Alex Wiedenhoeft gives his students full creative license when it comes to their final projects. “They could even do an interpretive dance.” … Continue reading