Appalachian Forest Resource Center

MAPS

LINKS &RESOURCES

Plants to Watch

This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, Extension Service, U.S. department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 99-36200-8704. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Appalachian Forest Research Bibliography

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Funding Resources

Land Grant University Links

USDA Agency Links

State Agencies

EPA Offices and Program Links

Working together
in the forests of Appalachia

The Appalachian Forest Resource Center (AFRC) was established to address the needs of forests and communities in the Central and Southern Appalachian region, extending from Pennsylvania to northern Alabama. The Center's activities are aimed at fostering and supporting community forestry activities throughout the region.

We work with people who are living where significant changes in the American forest products industry are being felt first, and frequently the hardest. We mesh people's knowledge with people-centered research so that citizen's lives --and the forest's health--improve steadily.

A citizens' Bioregional Advisory Council (BAC) made up of people who represent Appalachia's diverse population works with AFRC. The BAC sets out work priorities and identifies promising citizen-led efforts.

Bioregional Advisory Council members are our presence in communities throughout Appalachia. They inform rural residents about the services we can provide and let us know about information and services needed at the local level. BAC members are selected to represent the region geographically and contribute a diverse mix of perspectives in regards to community forestry.

More: the Council, BAC membership, and a slideshow

MARKET STUDY SURVEY

The Appalachian Forest Resource Center is currently conducting a study of the potential for improving the connection between sustainable forestry practices and new design and construction projects. If you are a building professional (i.e. contractor, architect, custom carpenter), or simply have an interest in seeing local certified wood products become available in Ohio, please take 15 minutes to fill out our survey. By responding to the survey you are assisting us in our efforts to:

Connect building professionals and interested parties such as yourself with Ohio-grown and processed certified wood products
Bridge the connection between well-managed forestlands and those in construction interested in sourcing certified materials for construction projects
Promote the development of a market for certified forest products

Your responses will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared, sold, or in any way distributed to parties outside our organization. We will use them in aggregate with other responses to characterize the current interest in certified wood for construction projects in Ohio.

If you would like to participate please take 15 minutes to fill out the survey by clicking here (Green Builder Survey.pdf 356 kb)

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"If you have an interest in making certified, sustainably harvested wood for
construction and design projects available in Ohio, please take fifteen
minutes to fill out our survey."
Green Builder Survey

The AFRC is
coordinated and hosted by Rural Action in Southeastern Ohio.

It is one of four regional centers in the US under the National Community Forestry Center (NCFC), which is collaborating with the National Network of Forest Practitioners (NNFP) to help develop research initiatives and local information resources.

CONTACT

Elise George Coordinator, Rural Action Sustainable Forestry Program
Phone: 740-742-4401
Email: elise@ruralaction.org

Acknowledgment: Thanks to Jason Rutledge for the horse logging photo in our banner.

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This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research, Education, Extension Service, U.S. department of Agriculture, under Agreement No. 99-36200-8704. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.