Forest Industry Honors Top Natural Resources Department Official

Todd Johnson (left) Bill O'Neill (right)

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, BILL O’NEILL, RECOGNIZED DURING NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS WEEK

News Type:

Press Release

News Origin:

MFPC

Publication Date:

Thursday, October 19, 2017

File:

Bill O'Neill Tuebor Award.pdf

Sustainable Forestry Initiative

SFI. The Mark of Good Forestry in Michigan. Visit SFI

Michigan Tree Farm

Michigan Tree Farm. Promoting the growing of renewable forest resources on private lands, while protecting environmental benefits and increasing public understanding of all benefits of productive forestry. Visit Michigan Tree Farm.

Facts

How much economic activity do forest products produce?

Each year, the Michigan forest products industry harvests about 12 million tons of wood. Each ton of wood generates about $100 worth of economic activity. That's a grand total of $1.3 billion worth of economic activity!