Marketing recommendations for wood products from Alaska birch, red alder, and Alaska yellow-cedar / Geoffrey H. Donovan, David L. Nicholls, and Joseph Roos.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Donovan, Geoffrey H.

Contributor:

Roos, Joseph

Nicholls, David L.

Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)

Series:

General technical report PNW ; 589.

General technical report PNW ; 589

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest products industry--Alaska.

Forest products industry.

Callitropsis nootkatensis--Alaska--Marketing.

Callitropsis nootkatensis.

Red alder products--Alaska--Marketing.

Red alder products.

Alaska paper birch--Alaska--Marketing.

Alaska paper birch.

Alaska paper birch--Utilization--Alaska.

Red alder--Utilization--Alaska.

Red alder.

Callitropsis nootkatensis--Utilization--Alaska.

Alaska.

Genre:

Government publications

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps

Place of Publication:

[Portland, Or.?] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, [2003]

Summary:

Several factors have contributed to a recent decline in Alaska's wood products industry, including reduced exports to Japan and the closure of two pulp mills in southeast Alaska. However, higher value niche markets are a potential growth area for the industry. In this paper, we consider niche markets for three species that have historically been harvested in low volumes--Alaska birch (Betula papyrifera var. humilis (Reg.) Fern. & Raup), red alder (Alnus rubra Bong.), and Alaska yellowcedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach). The extent of the resource, current utilization, and an overview of recent research efforts are examined. Specific marketing recommendations are then provided for each species, based on these evaluations. Wide-ranging opportunities for a variety of primary and secondary wood products exist that utilize character-marked lumber, lower grades of lumber, and material from standing-dead sources. This report concludes with a framework for future research, identifying key opportunities to differentiate Alaska wood products in the marketplace.

Notes:

Title from web site viewed Nov. 20, 2003.

"October 2003."

Distributed to depository libraires in microfiche on shipping list no.: 2004-0146-M.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2023.

Other Format:

Print version: Donovan, Geoffrey H. Marketing recommendations for wood products from Alaska birch, red alder, and Alaska yellow-cedar.

OCLC:

53473896

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