The Forestry Grand Challenges Survey: Understanding the nations forest and forest products R&D priorities

Friday, October 27, 2023

10:30am - 11:00am PST

Location: A5

CFE .5 / ISA CEU .5 / ESA CEU .125

Speaker(s)

Emily S. Huff, PhD

Associate Professor
Michigan State University
SAF Forest Science and Technology Board Member
East Lansing, Michigan, United States
TB

Terry Baker, MF

CEO
SAF, United States
Robert G. Wagner, PhD

Professor of Silviculture and Forest Ecology
Purdue University
Kennebunkport, Maine, United States

The grand challenges survey aimed to identify the most important problems facing the forest sector at all scales. An overview results and proceedings from a subsequent national summit will be shared, to help build back forest and forest products R&D in the U.S.

Learning Objectives:

describe the greatest challenges facing the forestry sector.
understand national forest and forest products priorities, and the way in which we can gather this information in the future.