Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Thank Goodness We Have Trees



National Forest Products Week occurs and is celebrated the third week in October yearly. There are many products that come from the forest. Forest products come from a renewabl and sustainable resource. Wood products can be recycled, are durable and energy efficient, and healthy for the planet.
The week that recognizes forest products is also a great time to recognize the people who work in and managed our forest, the businesses that make the products and how this impacts our lives.

Forest offer the product resin. Resin is a goop that forms a protective coating around the plant wound. Microorganisms and insects can not penetrate the hard coating that tree resin creates. Resin is an important product that is gathered from pine trees. Rosin is a hard resin that is used in paint, varnishes and soap making. Rosin also is used to put a better grip on balls and bats of baseball. Oleoresin is a type of resin that turpentine is made from. Turpentine is used in paint, varnish, waterproofing, and shoe polish. The third type of resin is Gum Resin that is used to make chemicals.

Believe it or not many food and beverage products contain chemicals that are tree based. Flavorings and other chemicals may all be chemicals that are tree based. Even bubble gum relies on trees to make their gum chewier. Cellulose an important material that helps make up trees is used as food thickener in snack food, milk shakes, ice cream,  cake frosting and pancake syrup. Cellulose also is used to make eyeglass frames, steering wheels, hairbrush handles, and photographic film.




dye
oxygen
piano keys
rayon - books
fishing floats - inks
telephone books
varnish - atlases and maps
price tags - ping pong balls
tires - umbrella handles -signs
automobile instrument panels
space craft reentry shields - newspaper
photographic film - newspapers - posters
football helmets - toilet seats - guitars
road building materials - insulation
shatterproof glass - artificial vanilla flavoring
cork - vacuum cleaner bags - movies - stadium seats
adhesives - decorations - turpentine - camphor - waxes
fireworks - crayons - tannin - charcoal - pine oil - pitch
musical instruments - perches for birds of prey - toilet paper
milk cartons - flooring - bark for landscaping - cardboard
grocery bags - furniture - chewing gum - paper towels
oil spill control agents - Christmas trees - hockey sticks
wildlife habitat - cosmetics - roofs - baby foods - cider - vitamins
cooking utensils - photographic film - lacquer - pallets - rubber gloves
mulch - clean water - golf tees - egg cartons - nail polish - fence posts - toys
toothpaste - eyeglass frames - syrup - antacids - shampoo - rubber gloves
menthol - electrical outlets - medicines - energy for electricity - plates and bowls
sausage casings - torula yeast - rulers - wooden blocks - houses - notebook paper - oars
plywood - paper plates - computer casings - stain remover - coffee filters - toothpicks
movie tickets - carpet and upholstery backsides - imitation bacon - diapers - horse corrals
postcards - tax forms - sponges - shade - particle board - shoe polish - luggage - bowling alley lanes
postage stamps - colognes - animal bedding - irrigation piping - fruit pie filling - golf balls - game boards
suspending agent for drinking soda - pencils - dry wall - baby cribs - baseball bats - lumber - decoys - kites
magazines -ice cream thickener - step ladders - birthday cards - broom sticks - cider - ceiling tiles
crutches - backyard play sets - axe handle - food labels - 2 x 4's - candy wrappers
scenery - party invitations - disinfectants - cd inserts - gummed tape - fruit
railroad ties - shelter belts - puzzles - swings - baking cups
buttons - cutting boards
benches - bird houses
stereo speakers
garden stakes
stairways - beds
tables - barrels
window frames
bulletin boards
linoleum - seesaws
fishing boats - billboards
disposable medical clothing
church pews - totem poles - desks
How many other tree products can you list?





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