Overview of Forest Product Output including Non-Forest Products

2012 FIA User Group MeetingBaltimore, MD

March 7-8, 2012

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Objectives

• Update on the nationalization of Timber Products Output/Resource Use activities

• Incorporation of non-timber products into the effort

• Creation of a National FIA Group to for Forest Products

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Update on the Nationalization of Timber Products Output/Resource Use Activities

• Group coordinated by Chris Woodall (NRS) has been functioning for the past 3 or so years to Nationalize TPO information

• Includes representatives from all FIA group involved in TPO data collection

• Progress has been made but has not progressed as quickly as expected

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National Timber Mill Canvass Form

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National Timber Mill Canvass Form, Continued

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National Database Design Data Tables

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National Core Report Tables

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Table Number Table Title

1 Number of active primary wood processing facilities by type of facility and selected year, [state]

2 Volume of industrial timber harvested in [state] by timber product, major species group, and select year

3 Volume of industrial timber harvested and logging residue in [state] by timber product, major species group, and source, [year]

4 Volume of industrial timber harvested in [state] by species group, timber product, [year]

5 Volume of industrial timber harvested in [state] by county, timber product, and major species group, [year]

6 Volume of industrial timber harvested in [state] by timber product, major species group, and ownership class, [year]

7 Industrial timber movement by timber product and major species group, [state], [year]

8 Volume of industrial timber received by primary wood processing facilities in [state] by species group and timber product, [year]

9 Disposition of mill residue at primary wood processing facilities by residue use, major species group, and type of residue, [year]

System Testing

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Survey YearMill Type 2007 2009 2011Saw mill (includes coop/stave, handle) 5 5 4Veneer/plywood mill 2 1 1Composite Panel/Eng. Wood Product mill 1 1 1Post mill 3 1 1Biomass/energy plant 1 1 1Miscellaneous products 1 1 1

All plants 13 10 9

Table 1

Timber product

Species group All timberproducts Sawlogs

VeneerLogs Posts

Thousand Cubic FeetSOFTWOOD

Cedars 150 100 50Red pine 250 100 150White pine 850 850 Softwoods total 1,250 1,050 200

HARDWOODAsh 32 28 4Aspen/balsam poplar 250 250Basswood 10 10Black cherry 696 690 6Black walnut 33 28 5Cottonwood 70 70Hard maple 802 802Hickory 45 45Red oak 1,595 1,587 8Soft maple 138 138Sycamore 250 250White oak 259 252 7 Hardwoods total   4,180   4,150 30  

State Total   5,430 5,200 30 200

Portion of Table 4

Incorporation of non-timber products into the effort

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• Formalized with the addition of Jim Chamberlain as a research scientist within the SRS FIA unit

• A research project was initiated last year by Jim with cooperators from Virginia Tech that would develop a canvass system for non-wood forest products that would be comparable with the current TPO data collection

Incorporation of non-timber products into the effort

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Incorporation of non-timber products into the effort

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National FIA Group to for Forest Products

Mission:To conduct relevant research that helps define, quantify, and understand the social and economic dimensions of wood and non-wood usage from US forests in order to promote sustainable forest management that meets the current and future needs of landowners, communities, and society. In addition, to support the National FIA Program on new and emerging issues while assisting with the regional FIA TPO programs in maintaining the needs of the baseline TPO information needs.

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National FIA Group to for Forest ProductsObjectives:• Coordinate/maintain a national approach and procedures for data collection,

processing, reporting, and on-line data query tools on forest products use.• Develop/produce national-level reports on the use of forest products and

provide this information for other national-level reporting activities (RPA).• Develop the background research and the tools for the regional FIA TPO

programs to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection.• Develop the background research and the tools for the regional FIA TPO

programs to collect the wood usage for emerging products.• Develop the methods and survey techniques on the production for non-

timber forest products and possibly secondary wood products manufacturing.

• Explore strategic partnerships with US DOE, Census Bureau, trade organizations representing various timber and non-timber forest products and include working collaboratively with other USDA Forest Service researchers.

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National FIA Group to for Forest ProductsOrganization/Structure:• Located in Blacksburg, VA in SRS facilities on Virginia Tech.

Campus• Administratively part of SRS FIA• Led by Research Scientist – hired by early 2013?• Small staff – Jim Chamberlain plus 1 addition research scientist

and research technician• Research completed cooperatively with other FIA units, USDA

FS scientists, and university scientists including through graduate students/post-docs

• Will start slow and “ramp-up” over time

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Conclusions• Progress has been made on the Nationalization of

TPO information; more needs to be done and will be done in the next year

• Non-timber forest products is now part of the FIA Program with the addition of Jim Chamberlain as a research scientist in SRS FIA

• Early stages of initiating a National Group for Forest Products to support forest products activities within the FIA Program

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Questions???Bill BurkmanSRS FIA Program Manager4700 Old Kingston PikeKnoxville, TN 37919865.862.2073bburkman@fs.fed.us

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