Recent Happenings at SRS-FIA
JT Vogt, Deputy Program Manager
Tom Brandeis, Section Head, Resource Analysis
John Coulston, Section Head, Methods
Andrew Hartsell
James Bentley
Consuelo Brandeis
OBJECTIVES
A (very) brief introduction, since I am just meeting most of you for the first timeSome timely data on southern forests and the forest industryResearch update from our Methods & Techniques section
A Brief IntroductionHired as Deputy Program Manager 02/20111 ½ years with Industry (Technical Director)8 years with ARS (Lead Scientist, Research Entomologist)2 years with Oklahoma State University (Fire Ant Research & Education Specialist) Auburn University, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville & Tusculum College
I am at your service! [email protected](865) 862-2035Jt Vogt (on FB)
Long-Term Economic Relationships Between Forests and the Forest Industry in the southern U.S.
FIA received a recent request from Washington to produce regional documents relating to recent economic trends and the forest industrySRS – Timber Products Output had observed some interesting trends in facilities and outputs The following is an update on some of the data; this is in DRAFT form and I ask that it not be shared
Roundwood production for all products by species group and year in the South
1962 1970 1976 1986 1991 1995 1999 2003 2005 2007 20090.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
Softwood Hardwood
Year
Pro
duct
ion
(bill
ion
cubi
c fe
et)
Number of sawmills, Southern Region, 1970 to 2009
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2003 2005 2007 20090
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
Sawmills
Sawmills
Number of primary wood-using plants by type of mill, Southern Region, 1970 to 2009
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2003 2005 2007 20090
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Veneer millsPulpmillsComposite panel millsOther mills
Forest sector direct impact effect on employment in the U.S. Southern region, 2004 to 2009
2004 2006 2007 2008 20090
100000
200000
300000
400000
500000
600000
700000
pulp & paper- productssolid-secondarypulp & paperpanelsolid-primaryinputs
num
ber
of jo
bs
Southwide timberland area by stand origin and survey, 1985 to 2010
1985 1995 2005 20100.0
50,000.0
100,000.0
150,000.0
200,000.0
250,000.0
planted natural
Southwide timberland area by treatment type and survey period, 1985 to 2010
1985 1995 2005 20100.0
5,000.0
10,000.0
15,000.0
20,000.0
25,000.0
clearcut
partial harvest *
Thinnings & other **
Average annual growth of all-live trees on southern timberlands by species group and survey period, 1985 to 2010
1985 1995 2005 20100.0
1,000.0
2,000.0
3,000.0
4,000.0
5,000.0
6,000.0
7,000.0
8,000.0
9,000.0
10,000.0
softwoods hardwoods
Average annual removals of all-live trees on southern timberlands by species group and survey period, 1985 to 2010
1985 1995 2005 20100.0
1,000.0
2,000.0
3,000.0
4,000.0
5,000.0
6,000.0
7,000.0
softwoods
hardwoods
Monitoring Forest/Non-Forest Land Use Conversion Rates with Annual Inventory Data, by Francis A. Roesch (SRS-FIA) and Paul C. Van Deusen (NCASI).
Research to Address Not Only“What is There?”but also“How is it Changing?”
Biomass Availability in The South
The are approximately 215 million acres of forest land with 325 billion cubic feet of timber in the South. However, the availability for fiber, lumber, and energy is constrained:
Management constraints
Physical constraints
Economic constraints
The scope of this research is to model available biomass under these constraints in a spatially and temporally specific manner using FIA data, timber prices, and other data.
Models will support broad scale economic modeling and forecasting efforts (e.g. Southeastern Regional Timber Supply model -- SERTS)
Collaborators: Bob Abt (NC State)Karen Abt (US FS SRS)John Coulston (US FS SRS)Fred Cubbage (NC State)
