School of Forestry

Founded:1946
Full Time: 11
Part Time: 0
Budget: 810,000

Director: Dr. John C. Adams
P.O. Box 10138
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71272

Telephone: 318/257-4985 FAX: 318/257-5061

E-Mail: jadams@lans.latech.edu

Research Areas:

The goal of the forestry and wildlife research programs is to solve problems that affect the scientific management and wise use of forest resources in Louisiana and the southeastern United States. All faculty hold the Ph.D. degree in their respective field of forestry. On-going research projects include industrial development, forestry inventory analysis, maintenance of forest productivity, plant medicinal, forest protection, forest ecosystem management, hardwood and pine silviculture, and wildlife management and ecology.

Areas of Expertise:

Genetics, hardwood silviculture; pine silviculture; GIS, GPS, and remote sensing wood products; wood technology; soil water; forest soils; growth and yield; forest ecology; and wildlife management

Special Capabilities and Facilities:

Wild turkey trapping/tagging program; forestry and wood utilization research; ecological and vegetation management studies; and afforestation/carbon sequestration plantations.

Research Equipment:

• Fully equipped Spatial Data Center
• Java image analysis system—Black & White imaging, standard morphometric measurement capabilities
• Computer-assisted, digitizing, fiber measurement system (microcomputer, digitizing tablet, and micro projector)
• Williams-White 24x24-inch steam-heated hot press
• Tinius-Olson Type L hydraulic testing machine (LVDT; pressure transducer; testing capabilities in bending, compression, tension, internal bond, and shear in compression and tension in the 0-60,000 pound range)
• Dispatch forced-air drying oven
• Black Bros. roller glue spreader
• 2,000 BF steam-heated masonry dry kiln
• 50-inch, inserted-tooth, circular sawmill with edger
• Semi-portable, horizontal-band sawmill
• Equipped soils lab

Keywords:

0201031 Forest Economics
0201032 Forestry and Woodlands
0201038 Land Management
0201046 Plant/Soil Nutrient Bioavailability
0201063 Wildlife
0201064 Wood
0201067 Forest Ecology
0201068 Forest Management
0201070 Forest Engineering
0408002 Econometrics/Forcasting
0408015 Economics of the Environment
0901099 Rural Development
1230025 Ecology