Northeastern Research Station

Living Memorials

Research & Development

Themes: Social and Economic Impacts

Goal:

This research includes forest economics, non-timber forests products, recreation, predicting future forest conditions, and woodland owner surveys. The goal is to develop and deliver information about social and economic values and their relationships to forest resources management and use.

Objectives

• Develop and provide information on economic values and their effects on management and stewardship decision for all categories of forest-land owners and users.
• Develop and provide information about relationships among social values, human behaviors and the condition and use of forest resources.
• Develop information and methods for accessing the influence of demographic and socioeconomic trends on forest conditions and use
• Evaluate the past and present impacts of forest products markets on the structure and composition of the northeastern forest.

Who is Conducting This Research and Where?

• RWU 4454 (Burlington, Vt.)
• RWU 4751 (Morgantown, Wv.)
• RWU 4805  (Princeton, Wv.)