Monthly Archives: November 2012

Spanning the Decades: Timber Bridges Provide Vital Back-Country Links Glulam beams offer long-term durability, safety for National Forest System bridges

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The U.S. Forest Service has often used timber components to build bridges, many of which connect some of the most remote back-country roads in the nation. About 4,100 bridges using timber as a primary structural component remain in the National … Continue reading →

    Recyclable, Compostable Stamps That Last “Forever” FPL and the U.S. Postal Service build on their 20-year partnership

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    Do you remember the last time you licked a stamp? Maybe not, and for good reason: 20 years have passed since the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) first started transitioning from “lickable” stamps to the peel-and-stick squares we use today, called … Continue reading →