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Study shows wood products markets reel long after hurricanes subside

A stand of trees with heavy damage from Hurricane Michael
Carbon storage increased and markets recovered fastest when stands were replanted soon after damaged logs were removed. (USDA Forest Service photo by Virginia McDaniel). When Hurricane Michael made landfall in October 2018, it was a Category 4 storm that damaged more than 6 million acres of forest and…
forest landowners, disturbance, Natural Disaster, hurricane, hurricane recovery, timber, carbon, forest management, markets, supply and demand, forest economics
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