CORVALLIS, Ore. — Tree poachers beware. A national laboratory established three years ago to combat the illegal timber trade is relocating to Oregon State University, expanding its database of wood ...

Wood species identification using image analysis techniques represents a burgeoning field that integrates advanced imaging technologies with machine learning algorithms to address critical challenges ...

Detailed information about the expansive contents of ESF's wood collection – 40,000 samples that represent 100 years of gathering wood from around the globe – will soon be made available to scientists ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University’s College of Forestry is the new home of a forensics lab that fights the illegal timber trade, a $1 billion annual problem for the U.S. forest products ...

Jian Zhong Wang’s home in the southern Chinese city of Nanning is an inviting place. Light spills in through large bay windows, which offer a stunning view of the garden of thick-stemmed banana plants ...

Though 6,000 miles from Accra, Ghana, doctoral student Asi Ebeheakey feels right at home in Mississippi State’s Department of Sustainable Bioproducts. “The people I work with, and the warm, welcoming ...

Some years ago, David Gehl made an unusual trip to Siberia. “I went to lots of sawmills and forests and came back from Russia and China with, like, 20 kg of wood boards on my back,” he recalls. Gehl ...

Phu Yen, Viet Nam, 25th July 2020—TRAFFIC has helped build capacity for customs and forestry officials at a two-day workshop held in Phu Yen province. The event, held in partnership with the Viet Nam ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—An international wood society is recognizing Mississippi State researchers with a prestigious award for groundbreaking work harnessing artificial intelligence to identify wood ...

Even though logging is prohibited in many of the world's threatened forests, that doesn't stop some companies from logging in those areas anyways, then lying about the origins of the timber. Soon, ...

From providing forensic wooden “fingerprints” to insights on structural engineering, the museum’s collection of rare and wonderful lumber is a prized scientific resource Erin Wunderlich At the ...