Pennsylvania Hardwood Development Council

Legendary pa hardwoods specializes in sourcing and manufacturing truly extraordinary hardwoods from the northeastern united states and beyond.

Pennsylvania hardwood development council.

Appreciation to larry h. American hardwood is the greenest building material. The pennsylvania hardwoods development council is responsible for the development expansion and promotion of the hardwood industry. A primary activity of the council is to encourage primary processors of hardwoods to expand into secondary processing or develop value added manufacturing processing systems that create employment opportunities.

Tree mortality is the result of attack by the walnut twig beetle pityophthorus juglandis and subsequent canker development around beetle galleries caused by a fungal associate geosmithia sp of. Our mill is capable of cutting logs up to 72 inches in diameter. Trees often are killed within three years after initial symptoms are noted. The life cycle analysis of american hardwood lumber proves that using any species of american hardwood one inch thick lumber remains carbon.

Based in pennsylvania the hardwood giants of penn s woods are our passion and bringing the highest quality rough cut lumber custom furniture and live edge slabs to the craftsmen. 2301 north cameron st room 308. Wayne bender hardwoods development specialist september 2010 pennsylvania hardwoods development council pennsylvania department of agriculture 2301 n. Cameron street room 308 harrisburg pa 17109 717 772 3715.

This publication was produced with support from the pennsylvania hardwoods development council pennsylvania department of agriculture. The 25 member council represents the governor s cabinet the pennsylvania general assembly industry regional hardwood groups academia and other agencies. Pennsylvania hardwoods development council pennyslvania hardwood export trends and forecasts prepared by. As the number one state for hardwoods production the council plays an important role in promoting pennsylvania s forests and wood products.

Pennsylvania hardwoods development council. Mc cormick lee r. Pfpa s timber show an equipment and technology exposition is held on a biennial basis in conjunction with the penn state university to allow our. Stover oak hill veneer and dcnr s bureau of forestry for their production assistance.

The pennsylvania hardwoods development council was created by an act of the pennsylvania general assembly in 1988 to promote the commonwealth s forest products industry. In cooperation with the hardwoods development council pfpa seeks to educate the public about the forest products industry with such ventures as the woodmobile and the sustaining penn s woods kits. The pennsylvania hardwoods development council is responsible for the development expansion and promotion of the hardwoods industry in pennsylvania.