The Sustainable Forest Management graduate program emphasizes the conservation of forest-dominated landscapes to meet a defined set of ecological, economic and social criteria over long time frames. The program follows the sustainable principles outlined by the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators. These principles have been adopted by the state of Oregon. The Engineering group focuses on designing forest operations to achieve sustainable forest management objectives; ecological restoration operations; road design and construction. Kevin Boston, Woodam Chung, Ben Leshchinsky, Catalina Segura, and John Sessions, along with their graduate students, are working throughout Oregon and adjoining states. Their research combines experimental design, state-of-the-art data collection and advanced computing methods. Examples of on-going and recently projects include aerial-based LiDAR profile analysis for harvest system feasibility, subgrade evaluation to improve road designs, fluvial performance of bridge crossings, road assessments for biomass transportation, and harvest impact mitigation. Many of our cooperators in private, state, and federal agencies are our former graduates providing a good network for research opportunities.

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