RESEARCH PROPOSAL WRITING It has recurrently been reported that IUGB students have weak grades in writing The president of IUGB wants to clarify this situation through a systematic caretut research on the issue. A competition is organized to select the best research proposal to be funded by the institution. Suggest your research proposal to the Selection Committee of IUGB 1-Read chapter 22: Proposals, p.536 to get information on proposals. 2-Strictly follow the model shown in Figure 22.2(P.543-544). 3-Text Formatting to be applied strictly: Font type=Times New Roman, Font size=12 Spacing=1.5, Number of pages=2 543 To Di John La Sorelle Dewody March 16. XX Subject: Populli Determining the Feasibility of Marketing Dead Western White Pine Opens with background and causes of the problem Introduction Over the pufour decades. Iseloof westemte pine her in the her Reckie, primarily table to white pine histest and the attack of the mountain pine beetle. Estimated ammual mortality is 318 million board fort. Because of the low natural resistance of white pine to blister rust, this high morality rate is expected to continue indefinitely If white pine is not harvested while the tree is dying or soon after death, the wood begins to dry and check (wap and crack. The sawood is dolored by blue staina fangas carried by the mountain pine beetle. If the white pine continues to stand after death, heart cracks develup. These factors work together to come degradation of the umber and consequent loss in value Describes problem Statement of Problem White pine mortality reduces the value of white pine stumpage because the cercial lumber market will not accepe dead wood. The major implications of this problem are we first in the face of rising demand for wood, vastants of timber litumsod: second dead trees are into accumulate in the woods where they are rapidly becoming a major fire hazard here in northern Idaho and chewhere. Describes one possible solutio Proposed Solution Dne posible solution to the problem of white pine mortality and waste is to search for markets ether than the conventional lumber market. The last few years have seen sur popularity and growing demand for weathered burn boards and wormy pine Get interior paneling. Some firms around the country are marketing defective wood as pecialty products. These firms call the wood from which their products come mediaterm I will use hercater to refer to dead and defective white pine) Deel while pine quite posubly will find a place in such a market Sepe To the finansibility of developing a market for distressed white pire. I plan to prestar el maquiry Defines scope of the propose study 222 A Research Proposal To Dr. John From T. Sarells Dewody Date: March 16. XOXX Subject: Proposal for Determining the Feasibility of Marketing Dead Western White Pine Introduction Over the past four decades, huge loss of westem white pine have med in the northern Rockies primarily attributable to white pine histories and the attack of the mountain pine beetle Estimated annual mortality is 318 million board feet. Because of the low natural resistance of white pine to blister rust, this high mortality rate is expected to continue indefinitely If white pine is not harvested while the tree is dying or soon after death the wood begins to dry and check up and crack). The sapwood is decolored by blue staina fangus canied by the mountain pine beetle. If the white pine continues to stand after death, heart cracks develop. These factors work together to case degradation of the humberland consequent loss in value Statement of Problem White pine mortality reduces the value of white pine stumpage because the Comercial lamter market will not accept dead wood. The major implications of this problemi me was first in the face of rising demand for wood.vast amounts of timber lieumised: second, dead trees are left to accumulate in the woods where they are rapidly becoming a major fire hazard here in northern Idaho and elsewhere. Proposed Solution One possible solution to the problem of white pine mortality and waste is to search kur markets cher than the conventional lumber market. The last few years have seen turst of popularity and growing demand for weathered barn bounds and wormy pine sistenie paneling Some firms around the country are marketing defective wood as peculty products. These firms call the wood from which their products come seda term I will use hereafter to refer to dead and defective white pine) Direed white pine quite possibly will find a place in such a market. Scope Toures the fusibility of developing a market for distressed white pire, I plan to present of Inquiry