The 7th Mapping the Course Conference - The Latest Insights and Outlook for Timberlands, Forest Products Markets and Wood Fiber Supply Issues in 2020
We are proud to announce the 7th Annual Conference organized by Wood Resources International and the Western Forestry and Conservation Association on January 23, 2020
The conference will be held at the Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, WA, located close to Portland, Oregon’s airport.
Please join us for this one-day conference for in-depth discussions and analysis on forest products market challenges, opportunities, threats and issues in Western North America for 2020 and beyond. Industry experts and analysts from the US and Canada will address topics such as:
- Opportunities and Stressors for the North American Forest Industry in 2020 (Hamir Patel, CIBC World Markets)
- Outlook for Sawlog and Pulpwood Prices in Western US and Western Canada (Hakan Ekstrom, Wood Resources International LLC)
- US Federal Land Issues in 2020 (Tom Schultz, Idaho Forest Group)
- Strategic Issues for the US PNW Timberlands in 2020 (Jason Spadaro, SDS Lumber)
- BC Interior Log Supply Issues (Brad Bennett, Interfor)
- BC Coastal Log Supply Issues (Albert Nussbaum, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations)
- US PNW Sawmill Sector (Steve Courtney, Roseburg Forest Products)
- US PNW Pulp Mill Sector (Jeff Walton, Cascade Pacific)
- BC, PNW and Idaho Transportation Issues (Dale Lemmons, Signature Transport)
- Biomass Availability in 2020 (Greg Frohn, Avista)
- Why and Where to Invest in Timberlands in North America - A Focus on the US Northwest (Brooks Mendell, Forisk Consulting)
For the full program and to register, please go to the Western Forest Industry Conference 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact either Richard Zabel at WFCA (richard@westernforestry.org) or Hakan Ekstrom at WRI (hakan@woodprices.com).
Read more about the agenda and register here!
Wood Resources International LLC
Hakan Ekstrom
Wood Resources International LLC (WRI), an internationally recognized forest industry-consulting firm established in 1987, publishes two quarterly timber price reports and have subscribers in over 30 countries. The Wood Resource Quarterly, established in 1988, is a 56-page market report and includes sawlog prices, pulpwood and wood chip price and market commentary to developments in global timber, biomass and forest industry. The other report, the North Americam Wood Fiber Review, tracks prices of sawlogs, pulpwood, wood chips and biomass in most regions of Canada and the US.
