sustainability: us south forests
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Presented to the USIPA Conference 2012 by Suzanne Hearn from Forest2MarketTRANSCRIPT
Sustainability:US South Forests
Presentation To:USIPA Conference 2012
Presented By:Suzanne HearnForest2Market
US South Forestry
State Acres
(millions) Ha
(millions) Alabama (AL) 23.0 9.3 Arkansas (AR) 18.7 7.6 Florida (FL) 16.0 6.5 Georgia (GA) 24.3 9.8 Louisiana (LA) 14.0 5.7 Mississippi (MS) 19.8 8.0 North Carolina (NC) 18.6 7.5 Oklahoma (OK) 9.2 3.7 South Carolina (SC) 13.1 5.3 Tennessee (TN) 13.9 5.6 Texas (TX) 13.2 5.3 Virginia (VA) 15.7 6.4 Totals 199.5 80.7
US South-Forested Area
EU Equivalent – Forested Area
United Kingdom 3 OklahomaItaly 9 AlabamaGermany 11 South Carolina + TennesseeFrance 16 Florida + GeorgiaSpain 18 Louisiana + Virginia + LouisianaFinland 22 Arkansas + Mississippi + North CarolinaSweden 28 Other EU 49 EU-27 156.0
Roughly the Equivalent of: Country and Area (Million Ha)
Texas
US South-Production
StateAlabama 39 Arkansas 25 Florida 15 Georgia 40 Louisiana 26 Mississippi 30 North Carolina 27 Oklahoma 3 South Carolina 25 Tennessee 11 Texas 21 Virginia 15 Total 278 83%
EU-27 336
Removals (million cubic meters)
US South: Relative Productivity
UK+EU-27 USArea 156.0 81.0 52%Production 336.0 278.0 83%Productivity 2.2 3.4 37%
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Volume and Hectares by Ownership
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NIPF – Individual Owners
State
Estimated Individuals
Estimated Acres
(millions)
ATFS Tree Farm Acres (millions)
ATFS Tree Farms
Alabama (AL) 368,000 16.6 3.09 2,657 Arkansas (AR) 204,933 9.2 1.20 2,701 Florida (FL) 300,000 8.0 1.10 1,136 Georgia (GA) 650,000 17.1 2.98 2,737 Louisiana (LA) 148,000 11.3 1.61 1,823 Mississippi (MS) 350,000 13.9 1.90 3,900.0 North Carolina (NC) 500,000 14.7 0.30 930 Oklahoma (OK) 70,500 7.4 0.10 132 South Carolina (SC) 174,667 11.5 1.33 2,137 Tennessee (TN) 246,667 11.1 0.20 499 Texas (TX) 185,220 8.3 0.80 2,371 Virginia (VA) 230,267 10.4 0.94 1,953 Totals 3,428,253 139.5 15.55 22,976
NIPF
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Inventory (m3)/Removals (%) by Age-Class
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Inventory (m3)/Removals (%) by Age-Class Private Owner
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Growth to Removals
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US South Ports
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US South Forest Facts• 111 years of responsible production forestry• Current positive growth-to-removal ratios in
most natural wood basins – Two wood basins in the path of Hurricane Katrina are
recovering– Hardwood and softwood species
• Vast majority of the standing timber owned by individuals – approximately 139 of 199 million acres and a scant few of those acres are certified.
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• Average private tract size = 28 – 45 acres• Many different ownership objectives among
them are:– Recreation / Hunting– Income / Savings / Affordable hedge – Average harvest tract size is 50 – 1000 acres.
• Natural regeneration is common with NIPFs
US South Forest Facts
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US South Forest Facts
• Steep hill to climb to increase certification from current rates*:– SFI 10%– ATFS 7%– FSC 1%
• Little economic incentive for the majority of owners to seek certification
*Southern Group of State Foresters
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• Strong personal property protections• Clear titles and a robust judiciary for owner
rights• Strong mandatory and voluntary Best
(Harvest) Management Practices – Protect air, water and soil – Above 95% compliance rates in all states as
reported by independent auditors
US South Forest Facts
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• Majority of the harvest crews hold SFI logger certifications
• Strong national protections for endangered species enforced by United States Fish & Wildlife Service
• United States Forest Service tracking US Forest inventory, growth/removal rates
US South Forest Facts
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