Minnesota Wood Education Project

MWEP is a non-profit organization committed to sustainable management and harvesting of our forests and to improving the economies of our forest-based communities.

Services & Programs

 The organization offers services and program to the general public as well as a wide range of forest-based producers. The services and programs include:

• FSC Certified Network Suppliers
• Goods from the Woods
• Workshops & Webinars

Become a MWEP Supporter

Call  1-888-223-5629, use the Contact page, or click Donate Now.

Leadership

The organization is guided by experienced officers and a board of directors with decades of experience in the forest-based industries of northern Minnesota. The current officers and directors are:

• President. Ron Hanson, Wilderness MN
• Treasurer. Mike Hughes, Kukkeli Kuu Naturalists
• Recorder. John Baumann, Bemidji Millworks
• Directors. Tom Chatfield, Fallsburg Woodworking. John A. Rajala, Rajala Companies. John Beltman, J.W. Beltman Woodworking. David Hozza, Old Globe Reclaimed Wood Company. Neil Stecker, Custom Creations. Brenda Wiener, Down to Earth Wood.

This organization is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 

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*Click Arrow for List 1- BUILDING PROD. WOOD 1A* Envelope Products 1a-Beams 1a-Lumber 1a-Lumber Barnwood 1a-Lumber Boards 1a-Lumber Framing 1a-Lumber Reclaimed 1a-Lumber Studs 1a-Lumber Treated 1a-Shakes / Shingles 1a-Siding 1a-Siding Half-Log 1a-Siding Log 1a-Squares 1a-Timbers 1a-Trim Exterior 1a-Trusses 1a-Windows 1C* Interior Products 1c-Casing 1c-Doors 1c-Doors Art 1c-Doors Entry/Exterior 1c-Doors Interior 1c-Flooring 1c-Flooring Engineered 1c-Flooring Prefinished 1c-Flooring Reclaimed 1c-Flooring Solid 1c-Flooring T&G 1c-Mantels 1c-Millwork 1c-Millwork Architectural 1c-Millwork Moldings 1c-Millwork Trim Interior 1c-Newel Posts 1c-Paneling 1c-Paneling Beadboard 1c-Paneling Log 1c-Paneling Prefinished 1c-Paneling Reclaimed 1c-Paneling Solid 1c-Railings 1c-Slabs 1c-Stairway & Parts 1c-Turnings 1c-Unique Sawn Woods 1c-Veneer Panels 1D* Other Building Products 1d-Decking 1d-Log Accents 1E* Homes 1e-Homes Modular 1e-Logs for Homes 2- CABINETS FURNITURE 2A* Cabinetry 2a-Bars 2a-Cabinets Kitchen 2a-Cabinets Other 2a-Casework 2B* Furniture 2b-Furniture Children 2b-Furniture Custom 2b-Furniture Home 2b-Furniture Institutional 2b-Furniture Outdoor/Garden 2b-Furniture Reproductions 2b-Furniture Rustic 2b-Furniture Traditional 2C* Other Furnishings 2c-Countertops 2c-Lamps 2c-Mirrors 2c-Valances 2c-Wall Hangings 3- COMMERCIAL PROD. 3A* Fuel 3a-Chips 3a-Firewood 3a-Fuel Biomass 3a-Fuel Pellets 3B* Lumber 3b-Cants 3b-Component Parts 3b-Dimension Hardwood 3b-Dimension Lumber 3b-Dimension Softwood 3b-Fencing 3b-Lumber Factory 3b-Lumber Pallet 3b-Squares 3C* Other Commercial Prod. 3c-Animal Bedding 3c-Landscape Mulch 3c-Landscape Products 3c-Logs 3c-Pilings 3c-Poles 3c-Posts 3c-Pulp Bolts 3c-Turnings 3c-Veneer 3c-Veneer Plywood 4- HOME DECOR GIFTS 4-Art 4-Baskets 4-Carvings 4-Food 4-Frames 4-Gift Boxes 4-Gift Items 4-Holiday Items 4-Other Decor Art Gifts 4-Pillows 4-Wood Turnings 4-Wreaths 5- TRADITIONAL PROD. 5-Bird Houses/Feeders 5-Canoes/Kayaks 5-Carving/Specialty Wood 5-Games 5-Garden Accessories 5-Musical Guitars 5-Native American Goods 5-Other Traditional Prod. 5-Picnic Tables 5-Recreational Items 5-Toys 5-Walking Sticks 6- UNIQUE WOOD SERVICE 6A* Woods 6a-Burls 6a-Other Unique Pieces 6a-Quarter Sawn 6a-Reclaimed Wood 6B* Services 6b-Custom Sawing 6b-Instruction/Classes 6b-Kiln Drying 6b-Land/Forest Mgnt 6b-Logging 6b-Other Services 7- LOCAL PROD. LEED 7-Mi,IL,In,Mo,Ka,Ne 7-Mn,Wi,Chi,Ia,Sd,Nd,Mb 8- CERTIFIED / MEMBER 8-Certified FSC 8-Certified Master Logger 8-Certified Other 8-Certified TrueNorthWoods 8-Mbr Minn Wood Campaign 8-Mbr True North FSC Netwk 9- BLDG PROD NON-WOOD 9-Blocks 9-Countertops 9-Envelope Products 9-Interior Products 9-Iron Wrought 9-Stone 9-Stone Building Veneer 9-Stone Granite 9-Stone Limestone

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*Click Arrow for List 1 -MN WOOD SPECIES 1-Ash 1-Ash Black 1-Ash Black Character 1-Ash Black Clear 1-Ash Black Quarter-sawn 1-Ash Green 1-Ash White 1-Aspen 1-Aspen Character 1-Aspen Clear 1-Aspen Spalted 1-Balsam Fir 1-Balsam Fir Knotty 1-Balsam Popler 1-Basswood 1-Basswood Character 1-Basswood Clear 1-Birch 1-Birch White 1-Birch White Heart / Red 1-Birch White Paper 1-Birch White Paper Character 1-Birch White Paper Clear 1-Birch White Spalted 1-Birch Yellow 1-Boxelder 1-Butternut 1-Cedar White 1-Cedar White Character 1-Cedar White Clear 1-Cherry 1-Elm American 1-Hickory 1-Ironwood 1-Logs 1-Maple 1-Maple Black 1-Maple Hard Sugar 1-Maple Hard Sugar Birdseye 1-Maple Hard Sugar Brown 1-Maple Hard Sugar Character 1-Maple Hard Sugar Clear 1-Maple Hard Sugar Curly 1-Maple Hard Sugar Spalted 1-Maple Red Soft 1-Maple Silver 1-Oak 1-Oak Northern Red 1-Oak Northern Red Character 1-Oak Northern Red Clear 1-Oak Northern Red Mineral 1-Oak White Bur 1-Oak White Bur Character 1-Oak White Bur Clear 1-Pine 1-Pine Jack 1-Pine Jack Character 1-Pine Red Norway 1-Pine Red Norway Character 1-Pine Red Norway Clear 1-Pine White 1-Pine White Character 1-Pine White Clear 1-Pine White Quarter-sawn 1-Reclaimed 1-Spruce Black 1-Spruce White 1-Tamarack 1-Tamarack Character 1-Tamarack Clear 1-Walnut Black 1-Willow 1-Willow Diamond 2-OTHER WOOD SPECIES Alder Beech Cedar Aromatic Cedar Red Cedar Yellow Cherry Cherry Brazilian Cypress Douglas Fir Hemlock Hickory Lyptus Mahogany African Mahogany Honduran Mahogany Santos Other Non-North American Other North American Pine Ponderosa Pine Southern Reclaimed Wood Redwood Sapele Teak Walnut

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J.W. Beltman Woodworking

Featured Species

1-Tamarack Clear

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