Alaska Wood Utilization Research and Development Center
Allen Brackley, Team Leader
Wood Utilization Center
204 Siginaka Way
Sitka, AK 99835-7316
Phone: (907) 747-4308
Our Mission: "to unify and enhance opportunities
for economic assistance to workers, families, businesses, and communities
affected by the changing timber industry in Alaska" by conducting
a broad spectrum of research in primary and secondary wood processing
and nontimber forest products. (For more information about the team,
visit Alaska Wood Utilization Research and Development Center Team
Page)
ABOUT US
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RESEARCH AREAS
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| From Sitka, Alaska the Wood Utilization Center has a statewide
mission to evaluate opportunities for the wood products community.
We work closely with business owners, forest managers, and
other resource professionals in Alaska to identify the most
important research and technology transfer needs.
Please visit our team
web site for more information about our workshops,
publications, and technical reports.
Team Members: Dave Nicholls, Erin Buckhart,
Lisa Crone, Ruth Newberry, Trista Patterson
Mt. Edgecumbe in snow.
Winter 2001-2202, Sitka, AK
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- Assess the conditions needed to create and sustain a viable
forest products industry in Alaska.
- Describe "value-added" activities that provide
a durable mix of employment, profits, and marketable products.
- Identify the type and scale of harvesting operations and
manufacturing facilities that are consistent with conditions
in southeast Alaska.
- Distinguish the roles of government and the private sector
in promoting and assuring the contribution of timber-based
manufacturing to both sustainable communities and forest management.
- Develop partnerships to facilitate these activities.
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