|
A delegation of students and professors from the University of Eastern
Finland visited the Valhalla Tree Farm in December 2023 as a part of
their research exchange with WSU into the fields of forest ecology,
forest management, forest planning, remote sensing, logistics of
logging, and wood materials science. UEF Forestry Department focuses on
building strong research, innovation, and education networks between
Universities in the US and Finland. The sponsoring university here was
Washington State University (WSU) Many thanks to WSU Professor Kevin
Zobrist for recommending our farm as a showpiece of NW private tree
farms.
The main focus areas of this joint venture was exchanging
of information on smart forestry, bioproducts, wood construction,
biorefining, ecosystems and business innovations such as our Valhalla
ecotourism side business. The group is closely linked to research
communities within UEF such as forest and Bioeconomy, Ecosystem and
Health. The team is also closely linked to UNITE awarded
by Academy of Finland as Flagship of Science and is an active member of
Finnish American Research & Innovation Accelerator (FARIA),
one of the global networks of the Ministry of Education and Culture of
Finland
|
|
The
School of Forest Sciences is an internationally renowned research and
education unit and we were honored to show them around our tree farm.
The UEF educates specialists for jobs in the forestry and environmental
fields and offers scientific postgraduate education in the doctoral
program in Forests and Bioresources.
Two thirds of the students are international students. The international
reach of the program is further enhanced by exchange students and other
visitors – over 100 international students or researchers who work
yearly at the UEF. Their main fields of research are forest ecology,
forest management, forest planning, remote sensing forests with laser
scanning, logistics of logging, and wood materials science.
|
