SFRC faculty examine the interplay between economic forces, forest management decisions, and their implications for society using a variety of techniques; including models of economic behavior, financial analysis, impact analysis of resource policies, and markets for environmental services. Beyond the extensive rural forests lie the highly fragmented and often very stressed forests within and around communities and urban areas. SFRC researchers intensively study these urban and community forest ecosystems, seeking to improve their quantity, quality, health, and sustainability.

Faculty – Michael Andreu, Michael Bannister, Kimberly Bohn, Robert Buschbacher, Douglas Carter, Francisco Escobedo, Eric Jokela, Marian Marinescu, P.K. Nair