For the first time ever, investigators used tree DNA as evidence in court—to help convict a wood poacher. In July 2021, Justin Andrew Wilke was convicted of conspiracy, theft of public property, ...

CONCRETE, Wash. – While some companies look ahead only as far as the next quarterly financial statement, Pacific Rim Tonewoods has embarked on a business plan involving figured maple wood that won’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Investigators used a tree’s genes to match it to lumber sold by poachers. There ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Investigators used a tree’s genes to match it to lumber sold by poachers. There are over 60,000 tree species in the world, all genetically different.