The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Forest Products Service Team recently completed its webinar series highlighting Wisconsin’s forest industry. The sessions focused on product utilization and market development for urban wood, biochar and mass timber, along with economic trends for state and county economic development.

Webinar recordings are available to gain valuable insights and practical knowledge that support sustainable growth across Wisconsin’s forest sector. Details of the sessions are as follows:

Topic: Wood Works: The Economic Roots Of Wisconsin’s Forest Products Industry

Wisconsin’s forest products industry is more than timber and paper – it is a vital economic engine that supports communities across the state. This data-driven webinar explores the full scope of the industry’s economic impact, from employment and wage generation to production value and regional contributions.

View the webinar to gain insights into key economic indicators, including job creation, income levels, business output, imports and exports, and the broader ripple effects on local economies. This session highlights how sustainable forest management and manufacturing continue to drive prosperity in Wisconsin.

Watch The Economic Roots of Wisconsin’s Forest Products Industry.

Topic: Urban Wood: Getting More Out Of Your Community Tree

We invite you to view our webinar focused on Urban Wood. Forest Products Specialists will explore key aspects of urban wood including utilization, marketing strategies and the opportunities associated with a resource that has traditionally been underutilized or wasted.

Watch Urban Wood: Getting More Out Of Your Community Tree.

Topic: Biochar: Practical Applications For Transportation And Urban Stormwater Management

Interested in learning about practical applications of biochar in transportation and urban stormwater management? In this webinar, we discuss how biochar’s carbon-rich structure can improve stormwater management systems when incorporated into the soil, as well as ways that biochar can be used as an effective filtration media in erosion control and nutrient/pollutant management systems. This presentation also covers recent research, case studies and trials utilizing biochar in stormwater treatment, and erosion control scenarios.

Watch Biochar: Practical Applications For Transportation And Urban Stormwater Management.

Topic: Mass Timber in Wisconsin

This webinar discusses mass timber trends and updates, covering both Wisconsin and the U.S. as a whole.  Aside from covering about some of Wisconsin’s current mass timber structures, the webinar discusses growth potential in the upper Midwest, as well as a recently completed research project involving Eastern white pine in cross-laminated timber applications.

Watch Mass Timber in Wisconsin.