Allison DeFord is a complete gem, and also the Executive Director of the North American Forest Foundation. Today she joins Chelsea to talk about all GOOD work that the North American Forest Foundation (N.A.F.F) is doing!

N.A.F.F. started back in 1989, with a mission is to support the forest products industry through education, promotion, advocacy of science-based facts about sustainable forestry, and by revealing the truth about trees – our world’s most diverse, abundant, renewable natural resource.

Allison's mission since joining N.A.F.F has been to make the foundation visible, and relevant to educate the future of our industry. We hear about their mission to reach 1,000,000 kids by 2030 and distribute 1,000 educational "Truth about Trees" kits this year to schools.

Did you know that the forest products industry employs approximately 900,000 Americans and manufactures over $2b. in products every year accounting for about 4% of total US manufacturing GDP.

Educating the next generation plays a vital role in continuing our great industry.

If you like what you hear, donors make this foundation possible! Please consider contributing to educating the next generation: Donate to N.A.F.F https://naff.kindful.com/

Other links mentioned in the show:

Request a “Truth about Trees” kit!: https://northamericanforestfoundation.org/truth-about-trees/#teares

N.A.F.F: https://northamericanforestfoundation.org/about/

Omaha Children’s museum – Forever Forests: https://ocm.org/exhibit-rentals/

WOW (woods on wheels): https://www.in.gov/isda/divisions/economic-development/hardwoods/woods-on-wheels/

Follow N.A.F.F. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northamericanforestfoundation/?hl=en

Wood Facts: https://northamericanforestfoundation.org/tree-wood-facts/

Questions or comments for Allison DeFord: [email protected]

As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent those of our company. Questions or Comments for us? [email protected]

On this episode, we attempted to rerecord a previous episode with Dan due to the audio quality. However, both are so good we decided to leave them up. EWP is vast and ever evolving. We hope this episode takes you one level deeper in understanding the world of EWP. As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent those of our company. Questions or Comments? [email protected]

Eek! Our very first video recording is with Tina Breen, Vice President, Sales & Marketing at Manufacturers Reserve Supply. This is the audio version so make sure to head over to the Lumber Slingers channel on YouTube to see the entire video! This is an episode you won't want to miss. Tina brings her unique and easy to understand methods on conversions. Questions? Email [email protected]. All thoughts and opinions are our own and not those of our employer.

The woman, the myth, the legend - Kalayna Crook! Kalayna joins us today for a high level discussion on Alaskan Yellow Cedar (AYC). We discuss where it grows, the difficulty in sourcing the product and it's final application among other interesting facts about AYC. Kalayna is our other work wife and we are so excited to have her on the Pod! All comments and opinions are our own and not those of our employer. Questions or Comments? Email [email protected].

Chatalie, not your typical economists. Just Kidding! We aren't economists but we do have our ears to the ground and want to share what's going on in our world. As per usual, all thoughts and opinions are our own and are not those of our employer. Questions? Email [email protected].

On this episode we talk to the Engineered Wood Product (EWP) Guru Dan Semsak! If you are in the lumber industry, you have probably met Dan somewhere on your path. Today, Dan discusses his perspective of the North American and global EWP market. We dive into what EWP is, what type of products are made, the applications, problem solving, and where its made! Join us for this informative discussion, with the one and only EWP Guru!

Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected]. All thoughts and opinions are our own, and do not represent those of our employer.

We have the honor of having Bethany Doss from Capital Lumber on the podcast today. Bethany is someone who we have looked up to in the industry for many years. We know that talking about kids and childbirth can be somewhat taboo in the Industry and have a great conversation around how it actually makes us better leaders. Bethany exemplifies what it means to be a working mom and we all agree together that work life balance is not reality. Join us for a great conversation!

Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected]. All thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent those of our employer.

In this episode we talk to Sarah Padfield, a leader and partner at Delap! Delap is is a fully integrated financial services firm committed to helping clients manage, grow, and protect their businesses at every stage of their journey. Sarah carries over 17 years of experience, with a focus on forest products companies and manufacturers. Sarah takes time to discusses with us: Leadership during COVID, how her company encourages mental health wellness, her take on the lumber industry from an outside perspective, and how her career has changed over time.

Chelsea & Natalie (Chatalie) talk all things lumber prices, lumber futures, Canadian Old Growth Deferral and much more. End the year with us just as we started - lumber price mania. :) Questions/Comments? Email us: [email protected] All thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent the opinions of our employer.

Live from Traders Market 2021! In this episode we sit and talk to our friend Scott Parker, the Executive Director of NAWLA (National American Wholesale Lumber Association). Traders Market is known for many on our side of the industry as the tradeshow of the year to attend. We discuss what the show was like in 2021, and also discuss the value NAWLA brings to its members when you're not at Traders Market, and all the programs available to its members.

For more information visit:

www.nawla.org

If you are interested in joining NAWLA, or already a member and looking to get more involved send Scott an email at: [email protected]

Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected]. All thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent our employer.