Michigan Forest Products Council

09/20/2022

Senator Gary Peters, Senator Debbie Stabenow: Keep those promises to reform our permitting process.

01/21/2022

Today is National Squirrel Appreciation Day! Let's honor these adorable mammals that scamper around the forests all over the United States by correcting our attitude towards them. Squirrels plant a lot of seeds and nuts, dig up previously planted ones, and aerate land with holes all at the same time.

01/21/2022

If you’ve ever wondered why this old beast is parked in front of the Rhinelander shop instead of a shiny new machine. The reason is simple: HS15 #311 was the first Ponsse machine brought into and sold in the USA. It still runs great and completely capable of processing a tree. Many customers called HS15311 their first machine, It served them well and will continue to serve as a shining example of Ponsse quality and a reminder of how we got here. And no, it’s not for sale. 😊

01/20/2022

01/17/2022

University of Eastern Finland, in collaboration with the University of Maine and the Michigan State University, will present a four-part webinar series focused on Forestry in Finland and northern US.

01/06/2022

Under the settlement, Verso will pay more the $244,451 in civil penalties and natural resource damages and will make spill prevention and containment improvements to its facilities to ensure protection of the Escanaba River and Lake Michigan.

EGLE settles with Verso Corp. for 2020 fish kill on Escanaba River in Delta County Michigan Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 01/05/2022 06:26 PM EST Share or view as webpage | Update preferences - Upper Peninsula DNR News - Jan. 5, 2022 Contact: Jay Parent (EGLE), 906-236-9611 E...

12/20/2021

Verso Corporation is being acquired by BillerudKorsnäs AB for roughly $825 million.

/PRNewswire/ -- Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) ("Verso") today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which BillerudKorsnäs AB...

12/17/2021

Georgia-Pacific is investing more than $500 million at the Green Bay, Wisconsin, Broadway mill! https://bit.ly/3eipci1

12/08/2021

Please join us in welcoming Michelle Felde as our new director of sustainability!

http://michiganforest.com/news/michigan-forest-products-council-hires-director-sustainability

12/02/2021

Hats off to Michigan Farm Bureau for this amazing tribute to an even more amazing man. Tom was an extraordinary advocate for the forest industry, but also for the entire state.

11/15/2021

The STEM building on campus is the first mass timber building in Michigan.

MSU's new STEM building is the first in Michigan to be made from mass timber, a new, sustainable wood product.