Authors: ​Jeff Cao, Rose Braden and Ivan Eastin Executive SummaryIn recent years, China has become a vital market for many US wood exporters. Now the fourth largest export destination for US wood products, exports from the US to China have increased an average of 30 percent per year over the past 10 years. From 1999-2004, US […]

Authors: John Perez-Garcia, J. Kent Barr and Hideaki Kubota Executive SummaryForests play three central roles in the carbon cycle. Forests act as sinks and sources of carbon. Second, harvested wood products (HWP) from forests store carbon over their life cycle. Third, wood products conserve fossil fuels through energy substitution and by their lower fossil-fuel usage during […]

Authors: ​J. Kent Barr and John Perez-Garcia Executive SummaryThe Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages 2.1 million acres of timberland. Timber harvested from these lands has averaged 12 percent of Washington ‘s total annual timber harvest level from 1989 through 2003. Management plans have incorporated more ecosystems goals such as promoting ecosystem health, habitat […]