Wood Identification Workshop

The Louisiana Forest Products Development Center, part of the Louisiana State University AgCenter, is offering a workshop “Practical Wood Identification” on July 9 on the campus of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, La. The goal of this workshop is to familiarize participants of the proper procedure to correctly identify an unknown wood species. Each wood species contains anatomical features that are unique only to that species, species group, or genus. By learning to identify key anatomical features, participants should be able to identify many common domestic wood species. This workshop is intended for wood working hobbyists, craftsmen, and industry personnel that are interested in learning to properly identify wood. Individuals with little or no previous experience at wood identification are encouraged to attend. The workshop is being offered in cooperating with the School of Forestry at Louisiana Tech University. For more information, please contact Steve Hotard email: shotard@agcenter.lsu.edu or telephone: (318)644-2662 or Todd Shupe email: tshupe@agcenter.lsu.edu or telephone (225)578-6432.