Forestry & Lumber
Timber Marketing
This publication describes the standards that are used to grade bucked logs. The publication includes descriptions of size recommendations, cutting decisions and the dollar value of lumber bucking decisions. ...
Financial and Tax Aspects of Tree Planting
This publication helps hardwood producers understand the tax and financial advantages (and disadvantages) related to their planting operations....
Financial Maturity: A Guide to When Trees Should Be Harvested
This publication discusses financial maturity, which is a concept that provides the maximization of monetary returns from an investment in an appreciating asset (one increasing in value over time). It is also a guide t...
How to Make and Use a Tree Measuring Stick
This provides suggestions on how to construct a tree measuring stick, and on how to use it to estimate the number of board feet of lumber is contained in a standing tree. ...
Important Information About Planting Black Walnut In Indiana
This bulletin introduces some basic information concerning black walnut, and points out where additional information and assistance can be found....
Indiana Forest Products Price Report and Trend Analysis
This link takes you to the Publications & Presentations section of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, ...
Log and Tree Scaling Techniques
Buying and selling logs and standing trees based on an estimate of the number of board feet they contain is an everyday practice in the lumber industry. However, it can also be a very confusing practice. There are a numb...
After 30 years of extensive research, Purdue's Forestry and Natural Resources Professor Dan Cassens has released a new CD Lumber from Hardwood Trees. It is a fact-filled resource of field research and information that...
Lumber from Urban and Construction-Site Trees
For many different reasons, more and more people in larger cities want to reuse urban trees scheduled for removal. People who are part of the "green movement" want to turn urban trees into something more valuable than fi...
Manufacturing and Marketing Eastern Hardwood Lumber Produced by Thin Kerf Band Mills
This full-color, soft-cover book brings together a lifetime of sawmill experience and technical training to help readers solve lumber manufacturing problems and save money. It includes chapters on wood quality and charac...
The purpose of this publication is to discuss the key points which every woodland owner should consider when sellling timber. ...
Predicting Black Walnut Log Prices
If your primary focus for planting black walnut trees is financial return, you need deep, fertile, well-drained soil. The decision to make the investment in trees should be based on realistic expectations, especially ...
Quality Control in Lumber Purchasing: Hardwood Lumber Grades
A publication that provides an overview of the National Hardwood Lumber Association's rules for grading lumber. Information is also given for those who must understand hardwood lumber grading concepts and terms in orde...
Quality Control in Lumber Purchasing: Lumber Storage
This publication contains information on the proper storage of kiln-dried lumber to prevent gain or loss of moisture....
Quality Control in Lumber Purchasing: Lumber Stress/Casehardening
This publication contains information on lumber stress or casehardening, including causes and results of and testing for stress....
Quality Control in Lumber Purchasing: Surface, End and Internal Checking (Honeycomb)
A publication containing information on the defects of surface and end checking. It includes methods to eliminate or control checking, tests to determine its presence, and appropriate NHLA guidelines. The publication a...
Tips on How to Get the Most from Your Timber Harvest
This publication discusses the proper planning and preparations of any timber harvesting. ...
Urban Wood and Traditional Wood: A Comparison of Properties and Uses
Trees are cultivated in public and private landscapes in and around cities and towns. They are grown for the tremendous contributions they make both to the environment and the quality of people's lives. In this urban for...
Wildlife Habitat Education Program - Teaching and Learning Wildlife Management Practices
The Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) helps students understand wildlife ecology and management practices. In addition, students gain skills in teamwork, oral and written communication, decision-making, and leade...
