Wood Education and Resource Center
 The Wood Education and Resource Center, located in Princeton, WV is a USDA Forest Service facility with offices, training facilities, and a rough mill. The WERC mission is to facilitate interaction and information exchange with
the forest products industry to enhance opportunities for sustained forest products production in the eastern hardwood forest region of the United States.
The Wood Education and Resource Center supports managerial and technical innovation to keep businesses competitive. It provides state-of-the-art training, technology transfer, networking opportunities, applied research, and information.
WERC serves the primary and secondary hardwood manufacturing industries located in the 35 states of the eastern hardwood forest region.
WERC's Primary Goals
- Improve the knowledge, skills, and capacity of the forest industry management and workforce.
- Increase communication, cooperation, and collaborative problem solving within the forest products industry.
- Improve efficiency in forest product manufacturing and wood utilization.
The Wood Education and Resource Center is easily accessed from I-77. Click here for location information, driving directions and a local map.
Recent Program Highlights
- Hone! Your Skills in the Hardwood Industry. Are you looking for training for your employees? Are you a trainer looking for students? Then Hone! was made for you! This free on-line database lets you register your training needs and opportunities, and matches you with the right people. Download the brochure for more information. Registration is free!
- WERC goes wireless! If you have a computer with wireless capability, you can now connect in the WERC facility. Open your Network Connections, and double click on Wireless Network Connection. When the "Choose a wireless network window" opens, select "0013A3DD8436" if you are in the office and "Frontier" if you are in the Training Center.
- New publication: A Marketing Guide for Small and Medium Sized Primary Forest Products Processors. This new publication provides small and medium sized sawmills and primary processors with many marketing ideas and concepts. more »
- Eastern Hardwood Forest Region Woody Biomass Energy Opportunity more »
- Wood Education and Resource Center Leads Development
of Online Training Information Exchange System
more »
- Northeastern Area Woody Biomass Business Plan Approved
more »
Important WERC-Related Information by State
Click your state for state-specific information related to WERC’s mission and goals, including woody biomass facts and figures, and the types of WERC-funded projects.
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