National Woodland Owners Association

06/12/2026

How it all started..King's Wood

  America 250 · The Untold Story of Independence Before the Tea, There Was Timber. The King’s Broad Arrow on the Eastern White Pine ignited the American Revolution — long before anyone dumped a chest of tea in Boston Harbor. Read the story Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary — 1776–2...

06/10/2026

https://woodcentral.com.au/american-hardwood-assured-uses-ai-to-trace-oak-back-to-the-forest/

AHEC's American Hardwood Assured uses satellite imaging and AI to verify the legal origin of U.S. hardwood consignments across 1,400 counties — meeting EUDR, Lacey Act and illegal logging compliance requirements.

06/04/2026

Know Thy People;

This is "FIA National User Group Tech Transfer: Accessing Results from the U.S. Forest Service's National Woodland Owner Survey" by Society of American Foresters on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

06/01/2026

Paid USDA Forest Service Survey Testing Opportunity for Those Affected by Hurricanes

The USDA Forest Service is looking for woodland owners to help test questions for the National Woodland Owner Survey (NWOS) about the effect of hurricanes on timber harvesting.
Testing will last no more than one hour. It will consist of a one-on-one interview, conducted by phone or video conference, where you will read survey questions and provide your input on the wording and content. Volunteers will receive $50 for their time.

Sign up for pretesting on their Online Sign Up Form, by email ([email protected]), or by phone (855-233-3372).

Source: NCSU Ext.Woodland owners news 6/26

05/29/2026

https://forestproud.org/2026/05/18/managing-minnesotas-forests-for-multiple-values/?utm_source=Society+of+American+Foresters&utm_campaign=12ac980286-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_11_01_34_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-ba19ad6e78-521266057&mc_cid=12ac980286&mc_eid=fcb7c9e7e5

05/29/2026

https://www.resourcewise.com/blog/uncertainty-affordability-and-a-current-update-of-north-american-housing

Explore the evolving North American housing market, where affordability challenges and remodeling trends shape lumber demand and production strategies.

05/29/2026

Stay ahead of change with new SFI manuals like this one from the SE.

05/25/2026

Op ed

Canadian sawmills are absorbing punishing losses as US duties transform North American lumber supply, with construction costs in the balance

05/23/2026

https://woodcentral.com.au/teddy-roosevelt-mass-timber-library-1776-drones-medora-grand-opening/?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_22_01_2026_COPY_01)&mc_cid=6a8800be4e&mc_eid=39f4e9d45f

Governor Armstrong has toured the first US presidential library built with mass timber, with a 1,776-drone show now confirmed for the 4 July grand opening.

05/23/2026

https://www.wrdw.com/2026/05/13/georgia-timber-mill-reopens-washington-bringing-jobs-hope-struggling-industry/

Wilkes Lumber has brought the old mill back online in Washington, a small mill town surrounded by endless pines along Highway 78.