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University forestry program seeks workforce manager to train students on $2M logging equipment

2867630 · January 14, 2025
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The Forest Utilization Research program at the University of Idaho requested funding for a workforce development manager to supervise student employees working with recently purchased advanced logging technology; director says the equipment was purchased with program proceeds and private support and the manager is needed to train students.

The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee received a brief presentation on the Forest Utilization Research program’s FY2026 request for a workforce development manager to train student employees on recently acquired advanced forestry equipment.

Kevin Campbell, budget and policy analyst for the Legislative Services Office, said the program is part of the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources and that it manages experimental forest…

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