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Publication Date
11-16-2016
Description
The first statewide effort for a broad, cradle-to-cradle perspective of forest biomaterials originated at the MTU School of Forest Resources in 2012 and held a statewide meeting in Traverse City in 2013. The biomaterials initiative is currently a MTU university wide initiative, and is proceeding with development of educational and research programs that are envisioned to span most schools and colleges at MTU. Because of the work done in Traverse City and subsequent meetings, the Michigan Forest Biomaterials Institute (MiFBI) has evolved into an independent nonprofit with an expansive mission to enhance quality of life in Michigan by fostering sustainable forests, communities, and economies through innovative and responsible production, use, and recycling of forest biomaterials –in short, to lead the State of Michigan into the forest bioeconomy.
Disciplines
Forest Sciences
Recommended Citation
Rudnicki, Mark, "The forest biomaterials initiative at Michigan Tech and across Michigan" (2016). TechTalks. 8.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/techtalks/8