1. F I A National FIA Users Group New Orleans, March 2009 The Nation’s Forest Census FPRSC? Does FIA need a Forest Products and Services Research Center?

2. F I A National FIA Users Group New Orleans, March 2009 The Nation’s Forest Census FIA TPO History TPO was one of FIAs first national applications Traditional mill study approach- not much has changed TPO was the first on-line DB – only updated every 5 years Most productive pub effort in FIA – 5 to 10 per year Utilization studies provide estimates of logging residues Loose linkage to FPL work No import/export, nontimber or services components

3. F I A National FIA Users Group New Orleans, March 2009 The Nation’s Forest Census New Vision Traditional products (sawlogs, pulpwood, etc) Continue logging utilization studies Fuelwood/biofuels (DOE, FPL) Import/export tracking (Journal of Commerce, FPL) Nontimber products tracking (NFS, BLM, others) Ecosystem Services tracking (work with USDA) Others?

4. F I A National FIA Users Group New Orleans, March 2009 The Nation’s Forest Census Methods Annualize national data collection Use sampling approach to streamline Integrate data from non-FIA sources Build integrated DB with annual update

5. F I A National FIA Users Group New Orleans, March 2009 The Nation’s Forest Census Staffing? Senior Economist to lead Center and research FIA TPO Specialists Nontimber products specialist(s) FPL market specialists (cooperative) Western Marketing Specialist (U of MT) Eastern Marketing Specialist Ecosystem Services Specialist