NCASI’s forestry programs are addressing important technical questions related to sustainable forestry, third-party certification, forest environmental management, and government regulation of forestry operations. The forestry staff includes leading researchers in wildlife, hydrology, forest ecology, biometrics, soil science, and silviculture. Major US programs are Forest Watersheds, Sustainable Forestry, Eastern Wildlife, and Western Wildlife. The Canadian program has projects covering Wildlife & Biodiversity, Watershed Management, and Conservation Planning. These programs are designed by teams of industry experts and conducted in collaboration with the best available scientists in NCASI member companies, government agencies, and leading universities.

NCASI’s forestry staff manages the programs with oversight and direction from task groups comprised of senior forest managers and leading  scientists  from  NCASI  member  companies.   NCASI  research

and technical support play important roles in the forest products industry’s overall response to challenges and opportunities related to forest environmental management and sustainable forestry. Strategic priorities (see table below) developed by the task groups provide a useful framework for NCASI’s annual program planning process.

For more information, contact Dr. Alan Lucier, Senior Vice President.