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Jul 25, 2024

2024 SOFAC Annual Meeting Agenda

August 19th, 2024 8:15-8:45 – Coffee and light refreshments  8:45-9:15 – Welcome and introductions; Director’s Update (Justin Baker)  9:15-10:15 – FIA Updates  10:15-10:30 – Networking break  10:30-12:00 – SRTS development and Southern U.S. baseline projection (Richard Manner, Bob Abt, Gaurav Dhungel).  12:00-1:00 – Lunch and networking break  1:00-1:30 – Modeling HWP carbon flows: a need… 

Jan 13, 2024

New Markets for Small Roundwood and Forest Residues in Appalachia?

Gaurav Dhungel and Justin S. Baker Appalachian forests are inextricably tied to the region’s economic development, environmental quality, and cultural heritage. Despite the geographic adjacency to the nation’s productive timber basket (the Southeastern U.S.), most of the Appalachia region is quite different in terms of forest, market, and resource conditions. Unlike the pine-dominated timber sheds… 

Feb 22, 2023

Demand growth and price responsiveness can influence inventory tipping points of high-grade white oak.

Gaurav Dhungel, David Rossi, and Justin Baker White oak timber is fabricated into a myriad of forest products such as caskets, cabinets, railroad ties, and pallets. However, high-quality white oak trees (large-sized trees with few or no defects) are primarily used for barrel production for aging bourbon, rendering white oak stave logs a niche market… 

Oct 5, 2021

Forest product demand growth can complement climate policy

In a recent publication, we quantified greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential from U.S. forestry and agriculture under different socioeconomic scenarios. We used a detailed model of the U.S. land use sectors that was recently updated to illustrate how different socioeconomic development assumptions  can affect mitigation costs and abatement portfolios. We find that mitigation potential from…