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Forest research program asks for workforce manager to train students on new logging equipment
Summary
The Forest Utilization Research program at the University of Idaho told the Joint Finance Committee it acquired about $2 million in advanced logging technology and is requesting a workforce development manager to train student employees and supervise work on experimental forest lands.
The Joint Finance Committee heard a presentation on the Forest Utilization Research (FUR) program’s FY 2026 request for partial funding of a workforce development manager to supervise and train student employees on newly acquired advanced forestry equipment.
Kevin Campbell, Legislative Services Office analyst, said FUR is part of the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources and has 13.28 authorized FTE with a half FTE vacancy. Dean Dennis Becker, director of the Forest Utilization Research program, told the committee the program purchased roughly $2,000,000 in advanced logging technology funded by logging proceeds and private industry partners and…
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