
The Forestry Research Advisory Council (FRAC) is required by the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to provide advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on accomplishing efficiently the purposes of the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. The act authorizes the secretary to support states in carrying out a program of forestry research through land-grant colleges or agricultural experiment stations and other state-supported colleges and universities that offer graduate training in the sciences basic to forestry. The council also provides advice related to the Forest Service research program, authorized by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978. Council responsibilities cover regional and national forestry research planning and coordination within Federal and State agencies, forestry schools, forest industries, and non-governmental organizations. The council is composed of up to 20 members appointed by the secretary and drawn from Federal, State, university, industry, and non-governmental organizations. It convenes at least annually and presents recommendations to the secretary. The Deputy Chief of Forest Service Research and Development serves as the Executive Secretary of the Council and coordinates development of FRAC agendas and other activities with the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, which is responsible for apportionment of funds under the McIntire-Stennis Program.
Articles
Achieving Resilient Forests Through Effective Biomass Uses
America's Forest Research Policy
Analysis of global fire risk shows big, fast changes ahead
Green Building Certification's Role in Meeting USDA Strategic Objectives
Improvements in Delivery of Research Results Can Help Ensure That Benefits of Research Are Realized
Intertribal Timber Council Survey of Tribal Research Needs
Investing in Citizen Science Can Improve Natural Resource Management and Environmental Protection
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program Review
McIntire-Stennis Strategic Plan: An Update
National Capacity in Forestry Research
New Model for Forest Sector Research and Development in the United States
Pinchot Forest Summit Recommendations
Promise of Wood-Based Nanotechnology
Sustainable Urban Forestry Coalition: Research & Development Platform
Presentations
February 2016
Primary Investigative Sources of Forestry Science for NASF Members
Forest Service Strategic Research Priorities Project
National Urban & Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC)
Sustainable Urban Forestry Coalition
Introduction to the new USFS NPL for Social Science Research
USFS Research & Development Budget Outlook & Priorities
2015
Changing How America Builds Buildings
Emerging Forest Products Opportunities
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board
Spurring Innovation in Food and Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service Wildland Fire and Fuels R&D Program
2014
Agroforestry: Focus Areas, Key Challenges & Research Priorities
2013
Addressing Insect Pests and Diseases Exacerbated by Climate and Land Use Change
Dialogue on Forest Composition change after disturbance
Economic Impacts of Large Fires
REE Action Plan for USDA Science
Targeting the Yield Definition in a Shifting Community Fitness Landscape
USDA Forest Service Research & Development: Labor Analysis
2012
Research Linkages to U.S. Joint Fire Services
2010
Forest Biomass to Biofuels Research at the Forest Products Laboratory