Innovative forest products and natural resource services

WoodStraw® wood strand erosion control material (ECM) provides high technical performance for burned area emergency response (BAER/ESR), road construction & maintenance, mine reclamation, urban construction and other disturbed soil areas.

Benefits of WoodStraw® erosion control material include:

• Long lasting
• Wind resistant
• Weed free
• Ecologically preferable
• Effective on steep slopes
• Spreads easily by hand, helimulching or straw blower

A division of Forest Concepts. We manufacture and distribute functional wood products and related materials to make it easier to do projects involving

• Habitat enhancement
• Threatened and endangered species
• Stream restoration
• Wetlands
• Recreation and natural areas
• Bioengineering
• Erosion control
• Landscapes and naturescapes

Our products provide value-added outlets for wood that otherwise would be wasted or burned. Production in rural communities provides much needed jobs and economic activity in areas hard hit by change.

Professional and Technical Services

Forest Concepts's engineers and scientists are highly skilled in the design and development of products, processes and systems related to natural resources, ecological protection, endangered species habitats, bioengineering, and erosion control. Since we also support our own wood products and biomass operations, we are grounded in the realities of business and industry. Our deep understanding of how to effectively work with woody biomass, forest-based materials, and other cellulosic feedstocks enables our team to apply sound science and disciplined design to benefit our clients.

Forest Concepts thinks differently about rural community development, forest biomass utilization, and solving problems in the natural resources - and we are proud of it.

We apply sound science in combination with disciplined research, design and business planning to craft innovative solutions that meet our client's needs. Our reputation is that we deliver innovative work products on time, on budget.

New with Forest Concepts

Forest Concepts wins Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year Award

WoodStraw® Trademark Granted by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

WoodStraw® Erosion Control Material Shipments Pass 3,000 Ton Mark

Jim Dooley Elected President of ASABE

Woody Biomass Baler Technology Completes Testing

USDA SBIR Program Funds Biomass Pre-processing Development

The following are trademarks of Forest Concepts, LLC:

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