summary presentation to the house agriculture and natural resources committee
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Summary Presentation to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. March 12, 2014 Olympia, WA Report was made possible by the generous support the Washington Hardwoods Commission and the McIntire- Stennis federal cooperative forestry research program. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Summary Presentation to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources CommitteeMarch 12, 2014Olympia, WA
Report was made possible by the generous support the Washington Hardwoods Commission and the McIntire-Stennis federal cooperative forestry research program.
For specific questions about the assessment, please contact Mr. Luke Rogers, [email protected]
Dr. John Perez-Garcia or [email protected]
Institute of Forest Resources, Director Dr. Bruce [email protected]
Report website:
www.sefs.washington.edu/research.pfc/research/files/2013WesternWashingtonHarddwoodAssessment.pdf
4 Questions Posed• How much hardwood
growing stock currently exists in WA
• What is the age (or size) class and location of the inventory
• What ownerships currently manage the growing stock
• How much volume is under riparian management regulations
There are 19.8 BBF of Current Growing Stock
MBF / Mgt Zone & Owner Type
Uplands CoreBuffer
InnerBuffer
OuterBuffer
WetlandBuffer
Total (MBF)
Large Private 4,307,040 1,547,024 461,196 167,312 33,556 6,516,129Small Private 5,370,358 735,792 430,316 176,020 84,577 6,797,062State 1,639,089 1,940,549 3,579,638Tribal 344,208 211,068 555,276Federal 860,194 1,096,299 1,956,493Other Public 303,929 55,260 27,522 12,109 2,369 401,189Total (MBF) 12,824,817 3,645,444 2,859,584 355,441 120,501 19,805,786
There are 19.8 BBF of Current Growing Stock
MBF / Mgt Zone & Owner Type
Uplands CoreBuffer
InnerBuffer
OuterBuffer
WetlandBuffer
Total (MBF)
Large Private 4,307,040 1,547,024 461,196 167,312 33,556 6,516,129Small Private 5,370,358 735,792 430,316 176,020 84,577 6,797,062State 1,639,089 1,940,549 3,579,638Tribal 344,208 211,068 555,276Federal 860,194 1,096,299 1,956,493Other Public 303,929 55,260 27,522 12,109 2,369 401,189Total (MBF) 12,824,817 3,645,444 2,859,584 355,441 120,501 19,805,786
Not all of the 19.8 BBF are available for harvest
There are 19.8 BBF of Current Growing Stock
MBF / Mgt Zone & Owner Type
Uplands CoreBuffer
InnerBuffer
OuterBuffer
WetlandBuffer
Total (MBF)
Large Private 4,307,040 1,547,024 461,196 167,312 33,556 6,516,129Small Private 5,370,358 735,792 430,316 176,020 84,577 6,797,062State 1,639,089 1,940,549 3,579,638Tribal 344,208 211,068 555,276Federal 860,194 1,096,299 1,956,493Other Public 303,929 55,260 27,522 12,109 2,369 401,189Total (MBF) 12,824,817 3,645,444 2,859,584 355,441 120,501 19,805,786
Around 12.8 BBF are located outside buffer areas
Current Growing Stock on Uplands Management Zone by Diameter Class:
12.8 BBF
Available for Harvests (in RED): 7.8 BBFcompared with current growing stockon uplands management zone (in BLUE)
Current Growing Stock 19.8 BBFAll Buffers -6.5 BBFOther* -5.0 BBFAvailable for Harvests** 8.3 BBF
*These include leave tree requirement and trees too small to harvests due to minimum age requirements of different owners.
**There was no attempt by the study team to adjust the inventory by calculating the volume that is economically feasible to harvest.
Current Growing Stock on Uplands Management Zone by Diameter Class: 12.8 BBF (in BLUE)
Available for Harvests (in RED)
Harvest volume: 0.350 BBF (in GREEN)
2010 - 2030 Available for Harvest by Owner Type (BBF)
Area % acres CountiesNorth Coast 13.8% Clallam, JeffersonSouth Coast 18.3% Grays Harbor, PacificNorth Puget Sound 24.2% Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, San Juan, IslandSouth Puget Sound 13.7% Pierce, Kitsap, Mason, ThurstonSouthwest 29.9% Lewis, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Skamania, Clark, Yakima
Location of Available for Harvest Volume
Summary• How much hardwood growing stock currently exists in WA?
– 8.3 BBF available – Available growing stock is increasing over time
• Harvest levels are less than the growth on inventory– Economic availability was not studied
• What is the age (or size) class and location of the inventory?– 70% is greater than 15 inches in diameter– 54% of acres in Southwest (30%) and North Puget Sound (24%)
• What ownerships currently manage the growing stock?– Small private and large private owners each have one-third of acres
• How much volume is under riparian management regulations?– 3.6 BBF in core buffer zone– 2.9 BBF in inner buffer zone– 0.4 in outer buffer zone– 0.1 in wetlands buffer zone