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Reading the Bark

Season 3 | Episode 3 | April 11, 2022

Fine hardwood veneer logs represent the pinnacle of log quality and timber value, with prices up to 10 times the price of grade 1 sawlogs. However, trees of this quality can be rare as hens’ teeth! Are there practices foresters can use to improve the odds of producing veneer quality logs? Are there mistakes we make while managing stands with veneer potential? Join us on this episode of SilviCast as we explore the silviculture of managing veneer with Dr. Jan Wiedenbeck, recently retired Research Project Leader and Forest Products Technologist with the U.S. Forest Service’s Northern Research Station.

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Jan Wiedenbeck

Retired Research Project Leader and Forest Products Technologist, U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station

Dr. Wiedenbeck holds adjunct appointments at Penn State University and North Carolina State University and is a former president of the Forest Products Society. Dr. Wiedenbeck began her career with the US Forest Service in 1992 as a member of the Southern Research Station. Her areas of expertise include primary and secondary wood processing, manufacturing system efficiency, log and lumber grades, hardwood quality, and yield improvement.


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