About 66,000 Pennsylvanians make their livelihood in forestry, logging and manufacturing lumber, paper and secondary wood products such as veneer, flooring, furniture, cabinetry and other secondary wood products. This accounts for about 10% of the manufacturing jobs in Pennsylvania.
121.6 billion board feet
Pennsylvania has the largest hardwood forest in the United States with 121.6 billion board feet of standing saw timber in 2019. That is more than five times the forest resource in Pennsylvania than 65 years ago!
Carbon negative
Lumber is the greenest building material! If you want to make a difference to the environment, manufacturing lumber costs the environment less than any other raw material and is the only material that is carbon negative after manufacturing
Growing industry
Wood product jobs are everywhere! Every county in Pennsylvania including Philadelphia has wood product jobs that pay!
