Research Interests & Activity
John Punches is an Associate Professor in
the Department of Wood Science and Engineering. He has an Extension
appointment and serves as the Extension Forester in Douglas County.
His office is located off campus in Roseburg. John teaches a
wide array of forestry classes for adult audiences, including
silviculture, reforestation, vegetation management, tree health,
harvesting, marketing, and forest business considerations. He
is active in forestry curriculum development for non-industrial
forestland owners, and hosts an annual forestry outdoor school
for 5th grade students. John's research emphasizes tree growth
processes, wood quality, and wood utilization. In addition to
his wood science and forestry responsibilities, John serves as
the administrator (staff chair) in the Douglas County Extension
Office.
Awards:
Extension Forestry
Awesome Force Award
Xi Sigma Pi National Forestry Honor Society
Selected Extension Courses:
Introduction to
Forest Ecology and Silviculture. Introduction to Reforestation and Vegetation Management Introduction to Forest Health Forest Business Considerations Forest Road Maintenance Forest Watersheds Forest Wildlife and Fisheries Introduction to Timber Harvesting Marketing TImber Products Measuring TImber Products The Basics of Forest Inventory Managing Wood Quality through Silviculture Introduction to Conifer Physiology Botany Basics Introduction to Plant Physiology
Selected publications:
Punches, J. 2004. Tree Growth, Forest Management, and Their
Implications for Wood Quality. PNW 576, 8 pages, illustrated.
Funck, J.W., Brunner, C.C., Punches, J.W. and Forrer, J.B. 2004. Small trees
mean looking at small products. In: SmallWood 2004: Creating Solutions for
Using Small Trees, May 18-21, Sacramento, CA, Forest Products Society, p.
22
Barbour, R.J., Parry, D.L., Punches, j., Forsman, J. and Ross, R. 2003.
AUTOSAW Simulations of lumber recovery for small-diameter Douglas-fir and
ponderosa pine from southwestern Oregon. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest
Research Station. Research Note: PNW-RN-543.
Punches, J. 2003. Constructing extension curricula to enhance family forestland
management. IN: Proceedings 6th IUFRO Extension Working Party Symposium.
Building Capacity through Extension Best Practices. September 28-October
3, 2003. Troutdale, Oregon.
Wang, X., Ross, R., Punches, J., Barbour, R.J., Forsman, J.W. and Erickson,
J.R. 2003. Evaluation of small-diameter timber for value-added manufacturing
- a stress wave approach. IN: Proceedings, 2nd international precision forestry
Symposium. June 15-17, 2003. Seattle, Washington. p. 91-96.
Wang, X., Ross, R.J., Brashaw, B.K., Punches, J., Erickson, J.R., Forsman,
J.W. and Pellerin, R. 2003. Diameter effect on stress wave evaluation of
modulus of elasticity of logs (submitted to Wood and Fiber Science).
Fell, D., Hansen, E. and Punches, J. 2002. Segmenting single-family homebuilders
on a measure of innovativeness. Forest Products Journal 52(6):28-34.
Punches, J. 2002. Resource Management Planning Curriculum. Modules include:
Introduction to Resource Mgmt., Family Forestland Resources, Business and
Legal Considerations, Cover Sheet, General Description and History Statement,
Identifying Goals and Objectives, Mapping Prerequisites, Mapping Family Forestland
Resources, Upland Inventory, Regeneration Inventory, Riparian Inventory,
Stream Inventory, Roads Inventory, Putting It All Together, 376 pp.
Hansen, E., Punches, J. and Swan, L. 2002. Assessing market feasibility
for the small scale producer. Chapter IN: Sources of Marketing Information
for the Forest Products Industry. Eric Hansen, ed., Oregon State University,
College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon, pp. 5-10.
Punches, J. 2002. Evaluation of small diameter timber for value-added manufacturing:
an integrated approach. Research Project Summary. Oregon State University
Extension Service. 2 pages.
Punches, J. and Black, T. 2002. Alternative solid wood materials for secondary
manufacturing: opportunities and constraints. Wood Industry News. 10(1):1-4.
Punches, J. 2002. Key characteristics of solid wood materials by secondary
wood products manufacturing segment. Research Report. Oregon State University
Extension Service, 6 pages.
Funck, J.W., Brunner, C.C., Punches, J.W. and Forrer, J.B. 2002. Simulated
sawing of real log images: linking wood quality to product potential. IUFRO
Working Party S5.01.04 Fourth Workshop on Connection between Forest Resources
and Wood Quality: Modeling Approaches and Simulation Software. British Columbia,
Canada, September 8-15, 2002.
Punches, J.W. and Black, T. 2002. Alternative solid wood materials for secondary
manufacturing: opportunities and constraints. Proceedings, Small Diameter
Timber Resource Management, Manufacturing and Markets Symposium. Spokane,
Washington, February 25-27, pp. 265-266.
Ross, R.J., Wang, X., Erickson, J.R., Forsman, J.W., Punches, J.W. and Barbour,
R.J. 2002. Evaluation of small diameter timber for value added manufacturing:
stress wave analysis. Proceedings: Small diameter timber resource management,
manufacturing and markets symposium. Spokane, Washington, February 25-27,
p. 266.
Funck, J.W., Forrer, J.B., Brunner, C.C., Punches, J.W. 2002. Small-diameter
timber: an alternative approach for determining lumber value. Proceeds: small
diameter timber resource management, manufacturing and markets symposium.
Spokane, Washington, February 25-27, p. 266.
Punches, J. 2001. The Prospectus Letter. IN: Basic forestry Short Course
Curriculum. Oregon State University Forestry Extension, 4 pp.
Punches, J. (Ed.) 1999-2001. Basic Forestry Short Course Curriculum. Oregon
State University Forestry Extension. Eleven modules distributed in 1999.
Two modules distributed in 2001.
Hansen, E. and Punches, J. 1999. Developing markets for certified forest
products: A case study of Collins Pine Company. Forest Products Journal 49(1):30-35.
Hansen, E. and Punches, J. 1998. Collins Pine: Lessons from a Pioneer. Chapter
IN: The Business of Sustainable Forestry. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation. Chicago, IL (Island Pres) ISBN 1-55963-615-7 (bound set) or 1-55963-620-3
(Collins case only); pp. 6-1 through 6-16.
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