General Information & Resources
Excerpts from the Forest Products Laboratory Wood handbook:
Lumber Basics:
For information about how Western lumber is produced, graded and used in today's marketplace, please visit www.lumberbasics.org. This site is part of the Western Wood Products Association website – www.wwpa.org.
Sources of More Information
Wood Preservative Producers
Lonza
678-627-2000
Wood Treating Companies
Conrad Forest Products
800-356-7146
Wood Trade Associations
American Wood-Preservers' Association
334-874-9800
APA - The Engineered Wood Association
253-565-6600
Western Wood Products Association
503-224-3930
Western Wood Preservers Institute
360-693-9958