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#ThrowbackThursday Let’s play ball! A Forest Products Laboratory women’s softball game gets under way in 1919. Source: USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory archives.

#NewPublication: Cellulose nanomaterials have potential to be used in renewable packaging, but more research is needed into their properties as oxygen and grease barriers. See the research at research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/687… research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/687… #ForestProductsLaboratory

#DYK Tribes and indigenous communities have long used elderberry for treating fevers, gastrointestinal issues, and other illnesses. Elderberries are an increasingly popular forest product in the U.S. Read more at research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/687… #NewPublication #ForestProductsLab

The #ForestProductsLaboratory develops tools and technologies to combat illegal logging and promote compliance with national and international trade and conservation laws. #LawEnforcementAppreciationDay research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/645… Image: USDA Forest Service photo by Dorothy Punderson

To honor the life of Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, Forest Service offices will be closed January 9, 2025.

A #NewPublication explores whether intermediate-scale testing is useful for screening new fire protective technologies for engineered wood. Read more at research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/687… #ForestProductsLaboratory

When a bur oak planted in 1938 near Aldo Leopold's shack was killed by a lightning strike, the Aldo Leopold Foundation contacted the Forest Products Laboratory for advice on how best to use the wood from the tree. research.fs.usda.gov/fpl/news/featu…

When wood dries, “checks”, or cracks, can form due to tension as the surface of the wood dries before the center does. A #NewPublication compared the effectiveness of three different end coatings on lumber in preventing checking. #ForestProductsLaboratory research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/687…

#NewPublication LORCAT is a simulation tool that allows sawmills to calculate how changes in the log-sawing process will affect output. Researchers compared the tool with real data, finding no significant difference in total volume produced. research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/687…

Join Daniel Franke from #ForestProductsLab at a virtual event for students and early career academics hosted by TAPPI on Monday, Jan. 20, noon-1 p.m. E.T. Free registration at tappi.org/home-page-arti… #EarlyCareer #OurSustainableFuture

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. our offices will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights Leader

#ForestProductsLab scientists are better understanding how organiosilicons stabilize waterlogged wood for conservation. research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/687… #NewPublication

#NewPublication: A new chapter on flame-retardant design and protection for wood and wood products from #ForestProductsLaboratory researchers. research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/687…

Zhiyong Cai and Qiangu Yan from Forest Products Laboratory at Dept. of Agriculture #AgOutlook25 demonstrating their innovative research combining forest biochar with natural binders to produce biochar board – a natural, effective filter that removes contaminants, including heavy metals and PFAS, from water.

Join Forest Products Laboratory Director Cynthia West and Research Assistant Director Ken Zwick at the 101st@USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum panel discussion on “Sustainable Packaging Solutions” today at 10 am ET. Virtual attendance is free! reg.eventmobi.com/USDAOutlookFor…

Director Cynthia West and Assistant Director Ken Zwick at Dept. of Agriculture #AgOutlook25 sharing innovative @fswoodlab research in panel discussion on sustainable packaging solutions. Zwick's presentation focused on packaging made from wood-derived nanocellulose. research.fs.usda.gov/fpl

No. It’s not an abstract art installation. A specialized tumbler machine, designed by Forest Products Laboratory engineers, tested wooden packing crate durability during World War II. #TBT (USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory archives)

A #NewPublication compared weathering effects of fire retardants in wood-plastic composites, and found that ammonium polyphosphate performed best. #ForestProductsLab research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/688…

#ForestProductsLab researchers are developing an index that will give a quantitative indication of the risk of moisture performance issues for different wood-frame wall assemblies in varying climates. #NewPublication research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/688…

On Arbor Day, the #ForestProductsLaboratory welcomed the National Forest Fdn. board and USForestService Chief Tom Schultz for a laboratory tour and tree planting.