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Utilization Center
Working with Alaska to make the most of wood products
The
Alaska Wood Utilization Research and Development Center WUC
was established "to unify and enhance opportunities for
economic assistance to workers, families, businesses, and communities
affected by the changing timber industry in Southeast Alaska"
(Department of Agriculture Secretary, Dan Glickman).
WUC assists Alaskan forest products companies with developing
methods and products that take advantage of the state's unique
resources as well as finding means to be productive in the
face of equally unique challenges.
Organizational Overview
Wood Utilization Center, established in 1999, is a part
of the Pacific Northwest Research Station, which is located
in Portland, Oregon. WUC is a team in the Human
and Natural Resources Interactions program. HNRI's mission
is to "improve our understanding of the social and economic
values as input to and evaluation of resource management
decisions."
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