Faculty

Darius M. Adams
Professor and Interim Head
Department of Forest Resources
Peavy Hall 201
Corvallis, OR 97331-5703
(541) 737-5504

Curriculum Vitae

BS, 1966, Humboldt State University
MFS, 1968, Yale University
PhD, 1972, UC-Berkeley

Research interest: forest economics, modeling and analysis of forest products markets, econometrics, forest policy

Current programs: Timber assessment market model; estimating the impacts of carbon sequestration strategies though tree planting; price-based substitution of wood and non-wood products

Forest Sector Market Modeling

Employment Transitions in Oregon's Wood Products Sector

2005 RPA Timber Assessment Update

The final Timber Assessment Update is available at: http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/publications/gtr699/

Estimates of US Timber Harvest by Region and Owner, 1950-2002.

Adams, Darius M.; Haynes, Richard W.; Daigneault, Adam J. 2006. Estimated timber harvest by U.S. region and ownership, 1950-2002. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-659. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 64 p.

This publication provides estimates of total softwood and hardwood harvests by region and owner for the United States from 1950 to 2002. These data are generally not available in a consistent fashion and have to be estimated from state-level data, forest resource inventory statistics, and production of forest products. This publication describes the estimation process and documents the various assumptions. These estimates have been used for the past three decades in the periodic USDA Forest Service timber assessments. PDF available at
http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr659.pdf

Courses:

FOR 331, Forest Resource Economics II (formerly FOR 431)
>>>>>>FOR 331
FOR 459, Forest Resource Planning and Decision Making
>>>>>>FOR 459
FOR 535, Markets and Prices in the Forest Sector
>>>>>>FOR 535

Selected publications:

Alig, R; G Latta; D Adams; B McCarl. In press. Mitigating Greenhouse Gases: The Importance of Land Base Interactions Among Forests, Agriculture, and Residential Development in the Face of Changes in Bioenergy and Carbon Prices. Forest Policy and Economics.

Latta, G; H Temesgen; D Adams; T Barrett. In press. Analysis of Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Forests of the United States Pacific Northwest. Forest Ecology and Management.

Thompson, M., D. Adams, and K. N. Johnson. In press. The albedo effect and forest carbon offset design. Journal of Forestry.

Thompson, M., D. Adams, J. Sessions. In press. Radiative Forcing and the Optimal Rotation Age. Ecological Economics.

Helvoigt, T. L. and D. M. Adams. 2009. A stochastic frontier analysis of technical progress, efficiency change and productivity growth in the US Pacific Northwest sawmill industry. Journal of Forest Policy and Economics 11:280–287.

Helvoigt, T. L. and D. M. Adams. 2008. Data envelopment analysis of technical efficiency and productivity growth in the US Pacific Northwest sawmill industry. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38(10):2553-2565.

Temesgen, H., M. E. Goerndt, G. Johnson, D. M. Adams, and R. A. Monserud. 2007. The roles of forest measurement and biometrics in forest management: status and future needs of the Pacific Northwest USA. Journal of Forestry 105(5):233-238.

Im, E., D. M. Adams and G. S. Latta. 2007. Potential Impacts of Carbon Taxes on Carbon Flux in western Oregon Private Forests. Forest Policy and Economics 9(2007):1006-1017.

Adams, D. M. and G. S. Latta. 2007. Future Prospects for Private Timber Harvest in Eastern Oregon. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 22(3):197-203.

Adams, D. M. and G. S. Latta. 2007. Timber Trends on Private Lands in Western Oregon and Washington: A New Look. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 22(1):8-14.

Montgomery, C., G. Latta, and D. Adams. 2006. The cost of achieving old-growth forest structure. Land Economics 82(2): 240-256.

Adams, D. M. and G. S. Latta. 2005. Costs and Regional Impacts of Restoration Thinning Programs on the National Forests in Eastern Oregon. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35(6):1319-1330.

Adams, D., J. Mills, R. Alig, and R. Haynes. 2005. SOFRA and RPA: Two Views of the Future of Southern Timber Supply. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 29(3): 123-134.

Størdal, S. and D. Adams. 2005. Testing for Variation in the Western Oregon Softwood Log Price Structure. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 35(3):713-723.

Adams, D. and G. Latta. 2004. Effects of a Forest Health Thinning Program on Land and Timber Values in Eastern Oregon. Journal of Forestry 102(8):9-13.

Alig, R., D. Adams, L. Joyce, and B. Sohngen. 2004. Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Forestry: Responses by Trees and Markets. Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm and Resource Issues Fall:9-11. On-line, see: http://www.choicesmagazine.org/2004-3/climate/2004-3-07.htm

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