HEALTH BENEFITS OF FORESTS BIBLIOGRAPHY
A new bibliography compiled by Paul Garbe, DVM, MPH, cites more than 30 publications and web resources that document potential physical and mental health benefits associated with trees and [...]
Rural Development Hubs: Strengthening America’s Rural Innovation Infrastructure
Released on November 12, 2019, the Aspen Institute’s report “Rural Development Hubs: Strengthening America’s Rural Innovation Infrastructure” summarizes findings and [...]
Changes in the Residual Wood Fiber Market 2004 to 2017
This study focuses on economic conditions, changes in consumer preferences and changes in forest products preferences and demand for two time periods—2004‐2009 (the pre‐recession bubble and the [...]
Blue Ribbon Commission on Forest and Forest Products Research and Development in the U.S. in the 21st Century
Final Report Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Appendix IV Appendix V Appendix VI Appendix VII Appendix VIII Appendix IX Appendix X Appendix XI
A Hauling Logistics Pilot Plan to Enhance the Strength and Vitality of the Nation’s Timber Harvesting/Hauling Network
The project team was tasked with identifying a wood basket for an “open platform” Timber Hauling Pilot with suitable willing participants in the form of logger/suppliers and mills owned by the [...]
Using Forest Carbon Offsets for State Revolving Fund Loan Repayment
This report assesses the potential for using forest carbon offsets (also known as forest carbon credits) to repay loans from Clean Water State Revolving Funds (Clean Water SRFs) and Drinking [...]
Exploring the Use of Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs for Land Conservation Projects in Four Western States: California, Oregon, Washington, and Colorado.
This project sought to explore the potential to use Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CSWRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (DWSRF) to finance source water protection through land [...]
Canada/U.S. Forest Health Summitt III
This report documents the actions at the Third Canada-U.S. Forest Health Summit. At the summit, the co-chairs emphasized that science, technology, and innovation in the forest sector are integral [...]
Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions: Ranking of Issues & Knowledge Gaps
The Consortium for Advanced Wood-to-Energy Solutions (CAWES) conducted a survey to rank issues and knowledge gaps that must be addressed to advance markets for torrefied wood. This report [...]