Forest Products
The Forest Products program provides technical assistance to support the forest products industry, forest product market developments, and forest biomass energy applications. The program engages with the design-build sector to promote wood construction and Montana wood products. The Wood Products Program directly supports the Working Forests and Economies goals of the Forest Action Plan.
The Forest Products Industry Supports Healthy Wildlife Habitat
Without a productive forest products industry in Montana, forest management projects would cost thousands of dollars an acre to implement. These projects are critical for reducing wildfire risk to communities and improving wildlife habitat.
This video highlights the collaborative work between DNRC and Fish, Wildlife and Parks on the Threemile Wildlife Management Area to improve forage conditions for large game animals.
Information on the Forest Products Retention Roundtable can be found on the Montana Forest Collaboration Network website.
Did you know?
Wood is the only major building material that is completely renewable and Forest products make up Montana's third-largest industry
- Each American uses an estimated 100-foot tree's worth (43 cubic feet) of wood each year!
- Wood is the only major building material that is renewable and stores more carbon during growth than is emitted during harvest, processing, and transport combined.
- Montana has 19.8 million acres of productive, non-reserved timberlands, and 860,000 acres of industrial and managed timberland is third-party certified for sustainable practices.
- 6,530 Montanans are employed in forest-based jobs
- Forestry is #3 in Montana’s economic impact ranking
- 77% of the energy used in the Montana forest products industry is renewable wood energy produced and consumed on-site.
- 16 public and non-profit facilities in Montana generate heat and hot water with renewable wood energy.
Montana Forest Products Industry Week
Montana Forest Products Industry Week was established by a joint resolution of the 62nd Montana Legislature. The resolution declared that the observance of an annual Montana Forest Products Industry Week is timely and necessary. All people are encouraged to observe Montana Forest Products Industry Week.
Visit MTForestInfo.org for upcoming events
Learn more about Forest Products Week in the drop-down tabs below.
Montana Forest Products Week 2025 will be October 19th through October 25th.
Independent events can be a great way to participate in Montana Forest Products Industry Week.
The DNRC can fund Walk-in the Woods and Timber Tours ($500/event maximum award). Funding awards are competitive and applicants must complete the Forest Products Week Event Grant RFP through our new streamlined application platform. We will no longer be accepting paper Requests for Proposal (RPFs). For first time users, you will be prompted to set-up a new user account.
Click here to apply. Applications will be accepted and processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
To access the Common Questions Center related to our new RFP platform, please visit the Submittable Help Center.
To contact the RFP project team, please click here.
DNRC Service Foresters can help coordinate field trips for Walk in the Woods and Timber Tours. Reach out to your local service forester for information on this service.
The resources below offer event inspiration and ideas:
Do you produce wood products? Is your business built with Montana wood? Are Montana wood products a part of your product line? If you answered yes, we encourage you to recognize Forest Products Industry Week through our grass roots social media campaign. Participation is easy! Simply post a picture to your social media accounts featuring your business, staff, or products using hashtags #MTwood #forestproductsweek #forestproud