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<h1>What is the Opportunity?</h1>Decades of ill-conceived forest treatment, inconsistent wood product demand, numerous mill closures, and a shrinking rail network have left North America with overburdened forests and a dislocated wood products industry short of adequate material supply. These dynamics strain the economies and quality of life of forest-based communities. Meanwhile, dense forests fuel massive, fast-spreading fires, further decimating the wood baskets of remaining mills. | <h1>What is the Opportunity?</h1>Decades of ill-conceived forest treatment, inconsistent wood product demand, numerous mill closures, and a shrinking rail network have left North America with '''overburdened forests and a dislocated wood products industry short of adequate material supply'''. These dynamics strain the economies and quality of life of forest-based communities. Meanwhile, dense forests fuel massive, fast-spreading fires, further decimating the wood baskets of remaining mills. | ||
Forests hold the key to sustainable life on Earth. When untouched by humans, they self-manage. However, given our past forest treatment approaches and ongoing influence, we must redesign our relationship with forests to meet the vital need for forest products, forest enjoyment, CO<sub>2</sub> reduction, and sustainability. | '''Forests hold the key to sustainable life on Earth.''' When untouched by humans, they self-manage. However, given our past forest treatment approaches and ongoing influence, we must redesign our relationship with forests to meet the vital need for forest products, forest enjoyment, CO<sub>2</sub> reduction, and sustainability. | ||
This opportunity can be realized by implementing a continental forest-to-market approach to harvesting, logistics, processing, and manufacturing that supports local community revitalization. Income from multiple value streams within a holistic forest treatment plan can fund forest and watershed restoration and support local forestry services and forest products companies. | This opportunity can be realized by implementing a continental forest-to-market approach to harvesting, logistics, processing, and manufacturing that supports local community revitalization. Income from multiple value streams within a holistic forest treatment plan can fund forest and watershed restoration and support local forestry services and forest products companies. | ||
The viability of the continent’s remaining mills and new facilities will be bolstered by effectively combining trucking to local mills with rail movement of excess material to out-of-area mills and buyers. | The viability of the continent’s remaining mills and new facilities will be bolstered by effectively combining trucking to local mills with rail movement of excess material to out-of-area mills and buyers. | ||
The NASFBP enriches the efforts of agencies and businesses by incorporating local community insights. To achieve sustainable forests and forest product industries, we must adopt a broad perspective that spans the continent. By clearly understanding the resource availability, market dynamics, and value chains, we can create effective strategies tailored to each forest and its surrounding community. | '''The NASFBP enriches the efforts of agencies and businesses by incorporating local community insights.''' To achieve sustainable forests and forest product industries, we must adopt a broad perspective that spans the continent. By clearly understanding the resource availability, market dynamics, and value chains, we can create effective strategies tailored to each forest and its surrounding community. | ||
What questions will this initiative answer? | ''What questions will this initiative answer?'' | ||
# What elements of a continental forest-to-market strategy applied locally and regionally to individual forests provide a long-lasting approach to forest, watershed, and community renewal? | # What elements of a continental forest-to-market strategy applied locally and regionally to individual forests provide a long-lasting approach to forest, watershed, and community renewal? | ||
# How can collaborating and coordinating across political jurisdictions, including national borders, deliver enhanced returns to all involved? | # How can collaborating and coordinating across political jurisdictions, including national borders, deliver enhanced returns to all involved? | ||
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#### Restrictions on cutting on federally owned lands | #### Restrictions on cutting on federally owned lands | ||
## Attempts to close the national housing supply gap might lead to future demand for lumber (Realtor.com estimates the supply gap at 7.2 million housing units) | ## Attempts to close the national housing supply gap might lead to future demand for lumber (Realtor.com estimates the supply gap at 7.2 million housing units) | ||
# '''Who are the stakeholders in forest management?''' | # '''Who are the stakeholders in forest management?''' (These questions are answered nationally and then locally.) | ||
## Landowners | ## Landowners | ||
## Watershed associations | ## Watershed associations |
Latest revision as of 13:50, 18 November 2024
What is the Opportunity?
Decades of ill-conceived forest treatment, inconsistent wood product demand, numerous mill closures, and a shrinking rail network have left North America with overburdened forests and a dislocated wood products industry short of adequate material supply. These dynamics strain the economies and quality of life of forest-based communities. Meanwhile, dense forests fuel massive, fast-spreading fires, further decimating the wood baskets of remaining mills.
Forests hold the key to sustainable life on Earth. When untouched by humans, they self-manage. However, given our past forest treatment approaches and ongoing influence, we must redesign our relationship with forests to meet the vital need for forest products, forest enjoyment, CO2 reduction, and sustainability.
This opportunity can be realized by implementing a continental forest-to-market approach to harvesting, logistics, processing, and manufacturing that supports local community revitalization. Income from multiple value streams within a holistic forest treatment plan can fund forest and watershed restoration and support local forestry services and forest products companies. The viability of the continent’s remaining mills and new facilities will be bolstered by effectively combining trucking to local mills with rail movement of excess material to out-of-area mills and buyers.
The NASFBP enriches the efforts of agencies and businesses by incorporating local community insights. To achieve sustainable forests and forest product industries, we must adopt a broad perspective that spans the continent. By clearly understanding the resource availability, market dynamics, and value chains, we can create effective strategies tailored to each forest and its surrounding community.
What questions will this initiative answer?
- What elements of a continental forest-to-market strategy applied locally and regionally to individual forests provide a long-lasting approach to forest, watershed, and community renewal?
- How can collaborating and coordinating across political jurisdictions, including national borders, deliver enhanced returns to all involved?
What are the components of these Continental, National, and Local Action Plans?
- Multi-layer GIS mapping of forests, logistics infrastructure, woods products companies, and political jurisdictions
- Forest recovery and treatment plans
- Optimal harvesting-to-processing plan for multiple value streams
- Stakeholder roles and participation plan (who is doing what)
- Transportation and logistics plans
- Equipment plan
- Month-by-month expense and revenue plan
- Sustaining organization and governance design