Graduate Research Assistant Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
The study examines impact of wood product industries on fuel reduction activities in Colorado's forests. By analyzing fuel treatment data and biomass processing facility locations, the study aims to determine whether the proximity of manufacturing facilities explains the intensity and scale of fuel reduction activities, further capacitate federal forest managers.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to examine the relationship between wood products markets and fuel reduction activities in National Forests and Bureau of Land Management lands in Colorado. They will be able to demonstrate the role of wood products markets in driving the intensity and scale of fuel reduction activities. Also, they can list methodology used to collect and analyze data on fuel treatments and market locations, and statistical techniques employed to identify correlations. By the end, they can assess how forest products industries can support federal forest managers in implementing their fuel reduction goals more effectively.
Upon completion, participants will be able to recognize the advantages of increasing biomass utilization for fuel reduction work, forest products industries, fire-resilient landscapes, and the local economy. They will be able to describe how increasing biomass utilization can create new markets and lower fuel reduction costs by using woody biomass that would otherwise go to waste. They will also acquire knowledge on how forest products industries can help with economic development in rural areas and support local jobs.
