DlB— Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, September 12,19 r
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A
research scientist for the
Maryland Agricultural Ex
periment Station has been named
by the U.S. Forest Service to
conduct a two-year, |?6,000 study
of uses for eastern U.S. hardwood
tree species.
Hardwoods such as oak are an
underutilized resource, according
to Dr. lan W. Hardie, associate
professor of agricultural resource
economics at the University of
Maryland and principal in
vestigator in the study.
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With highest demands from the
timber industry for softwoods like
pine for construction, hardwoods
are often neglected, says Hardie.
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produce more wood and is being
harvested,” he says. “Many of
these trees are too small to be
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private owners of small parcels of
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situation offers us the opportunity
to improve the management of our
vast hardwood resources.”
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