Day 3: Wednesday - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Wed., Oct. 22, 2025

Inside the World of Packaging and Paper Mill Tours

Transforming Raw Material Into Products We Use Every Day

Wednesday’s Forest Products Tours include options for everyone: paper mill tours for school groups and a packaging tour open to the public. See below for full details, schedules, and how to register.

Teachers and students, take an exclusive tour inside one of Wisconsin’s manufacturing facilities and discover how forest fiber becomes essential products like paper, packaging, and tissue. Explore the high-tech processes, the sustainability measures that reduce environmental impact, and the skilled workforce that keeps this critical industry moving. Learn how paper production supports thousands of jobs and links forest management with the everyday materials we often take for granted.

Join us to explore and celebrate:

Step-by-step discovery of the paper-making process.
Insights into innovations reducing environmental impact.
The scale and precision of industrial forest product manufacturing.
Career paths and workforce insights in Wisconsin’s paper sector.
The science and technology behind converting fiber into paper, packaging, and hygiene products.
Sustainability practices in modern paper manufacturing (e.g., water recycling, energy efficiency, byproduct reuse).

From Tree to Essential Paper Products

Inside the World of Packaging and Wisconsin Paper Mills

The packaging tour is open to the public, while paper mill tours are reserved for K–12 and postsecondary school groups. 2025 packaging and paper mill tours are now closed. Save the date for next year’s Forest Products Week: Oct. 18-24, 2026!

CENTRAL | Roastar

Packaging Tour

Wausau | Oct. 22 | 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how we transform blank films and papers into colorful coffee bags, exploring each step of printing, shaping, and testing to see the magic of turning raw materials into finished products.

Safety shoes and glasses recommended but not required. Tour limited to 10 participants. Please register by Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

REGISTRATION CLOSED

CENTRAL | Ahlstrom Mosinee

Paper Mill Tour

Mosinee | Oct. 22 | Time Flexible

Students and teachers touring the Mosinee Mill will see how paper supports industries from building and construction, food packaging, and tape. The tour also shows how sustainability and innovation shape the work, while opening students’ eyes to the many career possibilities in the paper industry.

Students must be at least 9th grade or older. Closed-toe shoes are required. Groups of 15 or more need prior approval. Please register by Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

REGISTRATION CLOSED

SOUTH | Ahlstrom Thilmany

Paper Mill Tour

Kaukauna | Oct. 22 | Time Flexible

The Thilmany Mill tour introduces students and teachers to the world of specialty materials used in the tape, medical, food packaging, and building and construction industries. Visitors will see how paper products they encounter every day are created, while gaining insight into the many directions a career in this field can take.

Students must be at least 9th grade or older. Closed-toe shoes are required. Groups of 15 or more need prior approval. Please register by Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

REGISTRATION CLOSED

CENTRAL | Domtar Nekoosa

Paper Mill Tour

Nekoosa | Oct. 22 | Time Flexible

A tour of the Nekoosa Mill gives students and teachers a chance to see how specialty papers used in everyday products are made. They’ll discover the wide range of skills and teamwork it takes to keep a mill running, and how many different career paths connect to the industry.

Students must be at least 13 years of age. Closed-toe shoes are required. Maximum group size 15. Please register by Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

REGISTRATION CLOSED

CENTRAL | Domtar Rothschild

Paper Mill Tour

Rothschild | Oct. 22 | Time Flexible

At the Rothschild Mill, students and teachers will see how high-quality printing papers are produced and learn how innovation and sustainability drive operations. The experience highlights the variety of opportunities available in a modern paper mill and the important role it plays in the community.

Students must be at least 13 years of age. Closed-toe shoes are required. Maximum group size 15. Please register by Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

REGISTRATION CLOSED