Green Horizons

Francisco X. Aguilar comes to the MU Department of Forestry from Louisiana State University (LSU) where he received his Ph.D. He will be teaching and addressing needs in forest economics and policy. At LSU, Francisco studied the emergence of forest certification programs as well as consumers’ preferences for environmentally certified wood products. More recently, he is exploring the potential for the wood products industry to become an important player in the biofuels market. Francisco, originally from Ecuador, has significant international experience after working in rural areas in the Americas, Asia and Europe.

Jason A. Hubbart holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of Idaho. He teaches courses in watershed management, water quality, physical hydrology, and environmental biophysics. Jason is interested in conservation and sustainable management of natural resources at multiple levels including but not limited to aspects of biodiversity, sustainability and best management practices. Outside the classroom, he plans to help narrow the gap between complex natural resource sustainability and management related issues.

Forest Fact: The forest products and supporting industries in Missouri add $6.9 billion to the state’s economy and pay more than $881 million in total taxes.