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Forest Products & Services Research Center Proposal

Should the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program establish a Forest Products and Services Research Center (FPRSC)? FIA's Traditional Product Utilization (TPO) history is a key aspect, with a need for updated methods and a new vision focusing on traditional products, logging utilization studies, biofuels, import/export tracking, nontimber products tracking, ecosystem services, and more. The proposal suggests annualizing national data collection, integrating data sources, and hiring specialized staff to lead the center's research efforts effectively.

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Forest Products & Services Research Center Proposal

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  1. FPRSC? Does FIA need a Forest Products and Services Research Center?

  2. FIA TPO History TPO was one of FIAs first national applications Traditional mill study approach- not much has changed TPO was the first on-line DB – only updated every 5 years Most productive pub effort in FIA – 5 to 10 per year Utilization studies provide estimates of logging residues Loose linkage to FPL work No import/export, nontimber or services components

  3. New Vision Traditional products (sawlogs, pulpwood, etc) Continue logging utilization studies Fuelwood/biofuels (DOE, FPL) Import/export tracking (Journal of Commerce, FPL) Nontimber products tracking (NFS, BLM, others) Ecosystem Services tracking (work with USDA) Others?

  4. Methods Annualize national data collection Use sampling approach to streamline Integrate data from non-FIA sources Build integrated DB with annual update

  5. Staffing? Senior Economist to lead Center and research FIA TPO Specialists Nontimber products specialist(s) FPL market specialists (cooperative) Western Marketing Specialist (U of MT) Eastern Marketing Specialist Ecosystem Services Specialist

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