A custom tricycle outfitted with a lathe, battery and compartments for tools creates a mobile woodturning studio for Kailua artist Aaron Hammer. But he really views it as a laboratory of public ...

This is the sixth round of Really Big Prints! The event brings in 40 artists from around the state and region.

All living things die, which is too often perceived as a negative phenomenon. Yet, forest mortality yields an opportunity for both change and rejuvenation. These dynamics are wonderful to witness, and ...

Paper mill closures have forced the state’s forestry industry to look for new markets. Is burning wood for electricity a ...

One scientific paper concluded that, “At least 24 different kinds of animals are known to feed on birches.” Cummings has been logging and milling birch since the mid-1980s when he and Ward Kemmerer ...

The project of turning a yellow birch pedestal box began with a rocky start. The piece of yellow birch, harvested in the past year or two, was not fully dry and exhibited signs of being spalted ...

An issue in another county will require the Wood County Board of Elections to use paper books to process voters for the May 6 election.

Just like all plants, birch trees need to have specific conditions before they will flourish. This is the best type of soil to grow your birches in.

Minnesota-made birch syrup is a lot like its maple syrup cousin in texture and thickness, but it tastes very different and is best used in drinks and savory dishes.

Global trade in wood and paper products experienced a significant decline in 2023, following record levels in 2021 and 2022 ...

Global trade in wood and paper products dropped steeply from record levels in 2021 and 2022, with the paper trade continuing to decline under pressure from digital media, according to data ...

We all know what the bark of a paper birch looks like — white and smooth with horizontal black lines, with their bark peeling like sheets of paper.