Selected engagements in timberland appraisal, litigation support, supply modeling, and systems development.
R. LaMont served as expert witness in this case involving timberland valuation and county taxation assessments. Thirteen Oregon counties sued the state, arguing that managing donated forestland for "greatest permanent value" required maximizing timber revenue. A Linn County jury awarded approximately $1.1 billion in damages in 2019. In April 2022, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed that verdict, ruling that the state may manage more than 700,000 acres of donated forestland for a range of values — including recreation, water quality, and wildlife habitat — rather than timber revenue alone. The counties have indicated plans to appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court. Read more (OPB, April 2022)
Lead timberland valuation expert for creditor Marathon Structured Finance Fund in the Palco bankruptcy. Testified multiple times and presented key evidence in the protracted bankruptcy process. Provided litigation support in the successful reorganization plan by Marathon Structured Finance Fund and Mendocino Redwood.
Multi-state appraisals for large timberland owners involving numerous species and forest types.
Cedar supply study covering the Northwest United States and British Columbia with historical and forecast demand, supply, and prices.
Private client service with quarterly reports forecasting timber supply and end-product demand for the U.S. and Canada.
Timber supply models for state-level forecasts.
Evaluated timberlands in New Zealand and Chile for acquisition.
Large-scale GIS models for timberlands and timber inventory database interfaces.
Inventory database analysis and model development for timberland acquisition in the Pacific Northwest.
Models and programs for estimating standing timber volumes and cruising systems.
First PC-based program for timber inventory management.
First PC-based program for harvest scheduling analysis using multiple algorithms.
FORTRAN mainframe program for regional timber supply forecasting. Developed for the U.S. Forest Service RPA planning and the South's Fourth Forest Study.
Private Client Service Report
Private Client Service Report
Private Client Service Report
An Assessment of the Demand, Supply, and Prices for Southern Timber Through 2010. With RISI.
An Assessment of the Demand, Supply, and Prices for Southern Timber Through 2010. With RISI.
With D. A. Neilson and Associates.
Client Study.
Client Study.
An Assessment of Market Opportunities in an Environment of Increasing Competition. With RISI.
Timber supply analysis of western Oregon and western Washington. With RISI.
Pacific Northwest Forest Experiment Station, General Technical Report 202.
Journal of Forestry, Volume 84, Number 9.
