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We use science and technology to conserve and extend our nation's forest resources. Our mission is to promote healthy forests and forest-based economies through the efficient, sustainable use of our wood resources. Many breakthrough technologies that influence the way we live started at FPL. See the highlights.

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FPL NEPA Projects: Modernization Project & Building 41 Demolition

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FPL helping conserve forests since 1910. See video WMV

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Major League Baseball Teams Up with FPL

FPL Biofuels Partnership

Focus Areas

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology, the Future of Nation's Wood & Paper Industries, & the Forest Products Laboratory

Nanotechnology presents untapped opportunities for forest products

Bioenergy & Biomass

Integrated Biomass Technologies: A Future Vision for Optimally Using Wood and Biomass

FPL Research Emphasis: Forest Biorefinery & Biomass Utilization

Deck Installation/ Maintenance

Proper deck installation for safety

Not Just Your Average Lumber: Alternative Materials for Deck Construction

Advanced Composites

Using Saltcedar & Utah Juniper as Fillers in Wood-Plastic Composites

Reducing fuel load, building value in biomass equals new product
WMV

Three Dimensional Engineered Fiberboard

Deconstruction & Recycling

Building Deconstruction,
Lumber Salvage, Wood Recycling

Building Materials Go from
Trash to Treasure

State & Private Forestry
Technology
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2009 Woody Biomass Grants
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Forest Service Announces Grants for Wood-to-Energy Jump Start Program

Forest Service Announces Grants for Restoration Working Partnerships

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Photograph: The completed Research Demonstration House.

Coalition for Advanced Wood Structures

Research Demonstration House Update

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Call for Papers :
2009 10th International Conference on Wood & Biofiber Plastic Composites

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