This Update comes at the launch of a very busy year, with WSRI’s April Annual Meeting just around the corner. At this writing, two research projects are in their final stages, and we’ve begun the process for selecting two new projects from among twelve outstanding project proposals.
This spring, the WSRI Board took further steps to increase non-members’ awareness of the 18 current WSRI Projects that are accessible to all, and to publicize these Projects’ findings.
By poplar request, and with WSRI Board approval, WSRI and the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) have agreed to co-sponsor a new research project through Auburn University by Dr. Tom Gallagher and Dr. Mathew Smidt on “Factors Affecting Fuel Consumption and Harvesting Cost.” As fuel costs rise, this Project’s data will grow dramatically in value.
“Marketing and Implementing the Research”
Did you know that you had at your fingertips information with potential for improving your business’s bottom line?
In 2010, WSRI commissioned research with FORISK and the University of Georgia to investigate harvest, supply, and demand aspects of the forest biomass supply chain. By the time you read this column, we will have published the final report on that study, but I'd like to provide a small preview right here.