MB&G has an unequaled reputation for its analysis of forest resource policy and economics. These analyses include cost-benefit and rate-of-return evaluations of forestry investments, evaluation of economic impacts on local and regional economies, evaluation of public forest policies and programs, and analysis of cost efficiency within government agencies. Forest taxation issues are also an MB&G expertise. The broad spectrum of clients includes state agencies, federal agencies, private associations, and private companies.
| Client |
Project |
Idaho Forest Industries Council |
Developed soil expectation values for Idaho forestland to help determine bare land values used in Idaho's state tax system on private forestlands. |
Oregon Department of Revenue |
Developed forestland values for different site classifications, using the income approach, for incorporation into the Oregon's ad valorem tax system for private lands. |
Oregon Department of State Lands |
Estimated the market value of the 95,000-acre Elliot State Forest for four different types of potential purchasers. This analysis was used to evaluate policy options surrounding Oregon's revision of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Elliot. |
Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports |
Provide on-going analytical services and economic analysis comparing US and Canadian log markets, log values, and forest operating procedures to help guide US trade policies and regulations surrounding Canadian lumber imports. |
Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) |
Evaluated the Washington DNR timber sales program, and related timber sale management activities. Reported to the Washington Public Lands Commissioner about the efficiency and effectiveness of the WDNR’s timber sale program and the staffing structures. |
| State of Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation |
Designed and conducted study to analyze timber sale stumpage prices on public and private lands. The objective of this study was to determine if differences in bid prices for prime species exist between public and private lands, and possible reasons for any differences detected. |
| Private Client in Maine |
Analyzed the economic effects of alternative scenarios for land disposal in southern Maine to determine choice with most favorable financial return. |
| US Forest Service |
Developed a harvest scheduling model and red-cockaded woodpecker habitat model to assess the impacts of alternative forest management strategies on production of timber and provision of woodpecker habitat over time. The habitat model analyzed and mapped the development of colony sites and forage habitat for the endangered woodpecker and was used to validate future management direction for the 180,000 acre property. |
