Increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, mostly from humans burning fossil fuels, are contributing to global warming and climate change. This rise in the average temperature of the land and water on Earth has contributed to melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and longer and more intense wildfire seasons, among other environmental impacts.

What does this have to do with forests? It turns out the plants and trees in forests, and the wood products that come from them, can help fight climate change. Trees are great at pulling atmospheric carbon out of the air. The best part is that carbon stays locked up long after a tree is used to make buildings, furniture or hundreds of other wood products.