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In recognition of the nation’s close cultural and economic relationship with wood products, Congress passed a joint resolution establishing National Wood Products Week.
The proclamation was signed on September 12, 1960, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The proclamation begins:
“The bounty of our forest and timber lands provides our people with a source of strength and pride”
We couldn’t agree more!
National Wood Products Week is celebrated in many ways by many different groups across the United States. In honor of this year’s National Wood Products Week, we will be sharing a different Oregon specific wood product fact with you each day this week.
Stay tuned to our Facebook page for more interesting and sharable facts about Oregon’s sustainably harvested and manufactured wood products all week long!
Read the White House’s 2022 National Forest Products Awareness Week Proclamation.
Protecting human lives, property, and timber-producing forest
Oregon’s forests produce the highest quality water in the state
Supporting communities and the environment
Working forests are key in the fight against climate change
Offering a career path and future for everyone
Forest practice laws safeguard water, fish and wildlife
Different forest types create and maintain wildlife habitats
Oregon has the same amount of forestland now as 100 years ago