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State & Private
Forestry
Technology Marketing Unit
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The Technology
Marketing Unit provides technical assistance
for improving utilization and marketing of forest products. |
Small Diameter and Roundwood Utilization
Small-Diameter Success Stories (PDF)
Forests in the United States contain a significant amount of small-diameter and underutilized material.
Not only do these overstocked stands increase the risk of insect, disease,
fire, and drought damage, but they are costly to manage. Finding economical
and marketable uses for this material would alleviate these problems while
providing opportunities for local communities to benefit and helping to offset
forest management costs. Since 1993 and during declining budgets, FPL shifted
some of its research effort to focus on characterizing the small-diameter
and thinning material, identifying potential uses, and providing the technology
that can help these rural-based communities create successful businesses from
the by-products of ecosystem management. Some research projects are exploring
the potential of the small-diameter "in the round form" as a structural
material for uses such as bridges, boardwalks, trail structures, picnic shelters,
storage sheds, and other rustic-type buildings.
Techlines & Pertinent Publications
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