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F I A
National FIA Users GroupNew Orleans, March 2009
The Nation’sForest Census
FPRSC?
Does FIA need a
Forest Products and Services
Research Center?
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National FIA Users GroupNew Orleans, March 2009
The Nation’sForest Census
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
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National FIA Users GroupNew Orleans, March 2009
The Nation’sForest Census
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?
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National FIA Users GroupNew Orleans, March 2009
The Nation’sForest Census
Methods
Annualize national data collection
Use sampling approach to
streamline
Integrate data from non-FIA
sources
Build integrated DB with annual
update
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National FIA Users GroupNew Orleans, March 2009
The Nation’sForest Census
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