University forestry program seeks workforce development manager after $2 million equipment purchase
Forest Utilization Research (FUR) requested funding for a workforce development manager to train student employees on newly acquired advanced forestry equipment; program leaders told the committee the equipment was purchased with logging proceeds and industry support.
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Kevin Campbell, Legislative Services Office budget analyst, presented the Forest Utilization Research (FUR) program budget and noted FUR is part of the University of Idaho’s College of Natural Resources. FUR’s director, Dennis Becker, told the committee the program manages the University of Idaho experimental forest, tree nurseries and the Wildland Fire Center and that it seeks partial funding for a workforce development manager in FY2026.
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