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Policy Recommendation From Stakeholders To Improve Forest Products Transportation: A Qualitative Study, Anil Koirala, Anil Kizha, Sandra De Urioste-Stone Nov 2017

Policy Recommendation From Stakeholders To Improve Forest Products Transportation: A Qualitative Study, Anil Koirala, Anil Kizha, Sandra De Urioste-Stone

Forest Resources Faculty Scholarship

With recently announced federal funding and subsidies to redevelop vacant mills and the communities they were in, the forest products industry in Maine is poised to gain its momentum once again. One of the important components influencing the cost of delivered forest products is transportation. A recent study in the region has shown that the location and availability of markets along with lack of skilled labor force are the major challenges faced by the forest products transportation sector in Maine. This study was focused on developing a management guideline which included various field level options for improving trucking enterprises in …


The Dandy Scroll, Fall 2017, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation Oct 2017

The Dandy Scroll, Fall 2017, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

The Fall 2017 issue of The Dandy Scroll newsletter produced by the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation.


Ash Decline: An Opportunity For Young Forest Wildlife, Bianca Beland May 2017

Ash Decline: An Opportunity For Young Forest Wildlife, Bianca Beland

Honors College

The overall decline of ash tree health presents an opportunity for landowners to salvage dying trees, thus contributing to state and federal efforts to create young forest habitat for a wide variety of wildlife species, in addition to benefitting from the financial and recreational opportunities that come following salvage operations. This case study examines the results of a decision made by the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC, Hartford, CT) to conduct a timber salvage operation on its public water supply watershed land to remove dying white ash (Fraxinus americana) trees and at the same time meet the goals of the …


The Dandy Scroll, Spring 2017, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation Apr 2017

The Dandy Scroll, Spring 2017, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation

General University of Maine Publications

The Spring 2017 issue of The Dandy Scroll newsletter produced by the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation.