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ALERT: Due to the snowstorm, the Forest Products Laboratory will be CLOSED today (Friday, February 9, 2017). -- Forest Products Laboratory Caring for the land and serving people United States Department of Agriculture Search Input Single Button Search Advanced Search Due to today’s (02/02/2016) inclement winter weather, the Forest Products Laboratory will be closed. -- Toggle navigation Toggle search Contact Forest Products Laboratory Forest Service GO Advanced Search Home Research People & Places Station Leadership Research Scientist Directory -- Research Emphasis Areas Science Making A Difference Mission & Strategic Plan Advanced Composites Advanced Structures Forest Biorefinery Nanotechnology Woody Biomass Utilization Research Units Building and Fire Sciences Durability and Wood Protection Economics, Statistics and Life Cycle Analysis Research Engineered Composites Sciences Engineering Properties of Wood, Wood based Materials and Structures Fiber and Chemical Sciences Research Forest Biopolymer Science and Engineering Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Technology Research Centers Advanced Housing Research Center Center for Forest Mycology Research -- Center for Forest Mycology Research Center for Wood Anatomy Research Facilities and Manufacturing Centennial Research Facility Fire Test Lab Nanocellulose Pilot Plant Pilot Plant Patents, Marketing & Technology Forest Products Marketing Unit Technology Transfer Agreements US Forest Service Patent Program Information People & Places Station Leadership Research Scientist Directory Employees Directory Directions to FPL Products & Services Recently posted Featured Publications By Topic Research In Progress Software Presentations Datasets National Forest Service Library FPL Library News FPL in the News FPL News News Releases NewsLine Media Contacts Calendar Of Events Calendar of Events Conferences About Us Fast Facts Who We Are Additional Information Frequently Asked Questions Contact Us -- Partnerships FPL Business Incubator FPL's Forest Products Marketing Unit Current Partnership Profiles with Research Units Coalition for Advanced Wood Structures Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials National Center for Wood Transportation Structures Patents & Licensing Technology Transfer Agreements Videos Contact Us General Assistance Employee Directory FPL Library (National Forest Service) Media Contacts Patents and Licensing Scientists Directory Station Leadership Wood Identification Assistance -- Search Input Single Button Search -- This USDA website will not be updated during a lapse in federal funding. Content on this website will not be current or maintained until funding issues have been resolved. However, if there is information that affects security, life, and property, this website will continue to update that information during a funding lapse. All USDA Forest Service employees are called back to work on Monday, January 28, 2019. Read more here Due to inclement winter weather, the Forest Products Laboratory will be CLOSED Tuesday, February 12, 2019. IMPORTAN ALERT: A very important alert. Wood Tornado Shelter Provides Safe, Affordable Protection Wood-Infused Concrete Put to the Test Video: Full-Scale CLT Fire Testing Yields Impressive Results Advanced Composites Advanced Structures Forest Biorefinery Nanotechnology Woody Biomass Utilization Stay Connected Donec nec justo eget felis facilisis fermentum. Aliquam porttitor mauris sit amet orci. 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