How do we use the wood from harvested trees?

Often, a tree is not cut down for making paper at all, but instead cut down for making boards and planks (dimensional lumber) used for buildings. Paper is then made from the leftover scraps from those sawmill operations. Almost none of the tree is wasted after it is harvested. Bark is used for fuel, and wood chemicals are extracted and used to make products such as pine solvent and cleaning agents, turpentine and gums.

Because of the many uses of trees, timberlands are valuable to both nature and people. If we continue to manage our resources wisely, generations to come can look forward to a future that includes both paper and an abundance of trees.