FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 2, 2024
Contact: Kirsten Held, DNR Forestry Outreach Specialist
[email protected] or 608-219-9605

DNR To Sponsor Mill Tours For Forest Products Week

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will sponsor a series of mill tours at several forest product manufacturing facilities across the state Oct. 14-18, 2024.

Attendees will have the chance to see how products are made from Wisconsin's forest resources and learn about the many career opportunities that exist in the state's forest products industry ahead of National Forest Products Week, a national celebration of forest products Oct. 20-26, 2024.

Tour locations include MacDonald & Owen Lumber Co., Action Floor Systems LLC, Menominee Tribal Enterprises and Stella-Jones Corporation.

The tours are open to anyone age 16 and older with an interest in forest products or those considering it as a career path. High school students, technical college students and the public are encouraged to attend.

All tours will run from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tours typically start where raw materials enter the mill and will show each stage of the production process and how value is added at every step until a finished product is created, from maple sports floor systems to treated railroad ties.

Tour dates and locations:

• Monday, Oct. 14, 2024: MacDonald & Owen Lumber Co. (230 S. Duncan Street, Luck, WI 54853)
• Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024: Action Floor Systems LLC (4781 Highway 51, Mercer, WI 54547)
• Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024: Menominee Tribal Enterprises (N3580 Highway 47, Neopit, WI 54150)
• Friday, Oct. 18, 2024: Stella-Jones Corporation (W1038 County Road U, Bangor, WI 54614)

Participants are required to wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Safety glasses and hearing protection will be provided if needed.

Tour registration is available online. Capacity is limited, and slots will be filled in the order requests are received.