Graduate Research Assistant Student Monticello, Arkansas, United States
The study aims to map wood processing mills in Arkansas according to the FIA units and factor out the county-level variables affecting their establishment. This will enable sustainable use of forest resources, encourage the forestry industry's economic expansion, and possibly draw investments to the wood processing sector.
Learning Objectives:
Upon the completion of the study, participants will be able to see and understand the current distribution of wood processing mills in Arkansas according to the FIA units.
Upon completion, participants will be able to understand the resource availability for wood processing industries in Arkansas.
Upon completion, participants will be able to understand what factors drive the establishment of wood processing mills in Arkansas. This will guide the sustainable use of forest resources, encourage the forestry industry's economic expansion, and possibly draw investments to the wood processing sector.