Facts:

• Our forest products come from a renewable resource that grows and replenishes itself for future generations.
• Wood is durable and recyclable, as well as biodegradable.  Finished wood products can last for many years, but wood - from the tree to the house - can also be returned to the earth as ashes or decaying material when its purpose is fulfilled.
• New technology has eliminated virtually all wood processing waste.  This means that the tree is used from the bark to the branches.
• Tree tops and leaves left in the woods after harvesting provide wildlife habitat and seed for the new forest.  Upon decay the vital nutrients in organic matter are returned to the soil, since most of the nutrients are in the leaves.
• Wood is that state's and nation's preferred building material; and the production of wood products consumes far less energy and clean water than does the production of steel and other building materials.
• Forests as a matter of course, "soak up" carbon which helps lower greenhouse gas buildup.  This process is called "carbon sequestration."