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Forestry Department establishes National Science Foundation center to enhance forest productivity
According to Thomas R. Fox, associate professor of forestry, the overall goal of the center is to increase the productivity of plantation forests both in the United States and Latin America for use of wood for traditional as well as emerging products such as biobased fuels and plastics. This can help reduce the demand for petroleum.
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Research Centers
- Center for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing (CEARS)
- Center for Geospatial Information Technology
- International Forestry Center
- Virginia Water Resources Research Center
- Conservation Management Institute
- Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
Cooperatives
- Forest Nutrition Cooperative
- Industrial Forestry Operations Cooperative
- Loblolly Pine Growth & Yield Cooperative