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Why Knot Answer Some Questions

When leading an association, the highest duty is moving the industry to a place they don’t know they need to go. It’s far easier to continue the current path and accept the status quo than to take on all the costs and challenges of changing the popular but failing opinions of the “old boys club.” […]

Spreading The Word About RAHC

Back in 2019, leaders in the hardwood industry decided it was time to stop talking about the threat of look-alike wood products and to actively do something about it. They tasked the associations they belonged to – local, regional, and national – with collaborating to combine resources and finances to create awareness about the benefits […]

Why Knot Answer Some Questions

When leading an association, the highest duty is moving the industry to a place they don’t know they need to go. It’s far easier to continue the current path and accept the status quo than to take on all the costs and challenges of changing the popular but failing opinions of the “old boys club.” I’m not […]

Vert: The Red Oak Route To A Cooler, Greener City

Last year was the warmest on record, and 2024 is on pace to surpass it as global cities feel the heat. Due to the “urban heat island” effect, cities of a million people or more can be 1.8°–5.4°F warmer on average than the surrounding area according to the EPA, and as much as 22°F warmer […]

Softwood Export Council To Use FAS Funding To Expand Markets, Complete Life Cycle Analyses For U.S. Forest Products

In May, the Softwood Export Council (SEC) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) that will help the association address trade barriers and increase exports of U.S. softwood lumber and building materials. Following years of work in India to identify opportunities for hybrid and […]

IWPA Sits In Windowless Conference Rooms Around The Globe So You Don’t Have To

In early September, the IWPA government affairs staff and I had the privilege of attending the first ever Wildlife and Environmental Crimes Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations branch. The theme of the summit was “Understanding Convergence in Environmental Crime,” namely how environmental crimes are often linked to other […]

APA Honors Dr. Borjen “BJ” Yeh As 2024 Broson J. Lewis Award Recipient

Dr. Borjen “BJ” Yeh has been named the 2024 Bronson J. Lewis Award honoree. Now in its 19th year, the award recognizes individuals for their leadership and outstanding contributions to the engineered wood industry. Yeh received the award September 30 at the APA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The award honors the late Bronson […]

Vert: The Red Oak Route To A Cooler, Greener City

Last year was the warmest on record, and 2024 is on pace to surpass it as global cities feel the heat. Due to the “urban heat island” effect, cities of a million people or more can be 1.8°–5.4°F warmer on average than the surrounding area according to the EPA, and as much as 22°F warmer […]

IWPA Sits In Windowless Conference Rooms Around The Globe So You Don’t Have To

In early September, the IWPA government affairs staff and I had the privilege of attending the first ever Wildlife and Environmental Crimes Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations branch. The theme of the summit was “Understanding Convergence in Environmental Crime,” namely how environmental crimes are often linked to other […]

Softwood Export Council To Use FAS Funding To Expand Markets, Complete Life Cycle Analyses For U.S. Forest Products

In May, the Softwood Export Council (SEC) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) that will help the association address trade barriers and increase exports of U.S. softwood lumber and building materials. Following years of work in India to identify opportunities for hybrid and […]