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SRS/NC/VA Meeting February 17, 2012. John Pemberton, Forest Inventory Coordinator Issues: Growth & Drain in northern North Carolina & Southside VA Forest Products Tax on In-Woods Chipping “Recoverable” Biomass Estimates . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SRS/NC/VA Meeting SRS/NC/VA Meeting February 17, 2012February 17, 2012
John Pemberton, Forest Inventory Coordinator Issues:
•Growth & Drain in northern North Carolina & Southside VA
•Forest Products Tax on In-Woods Chipping
•“Recoverable” Biomass Estimates
Growth & Drain Issue in northern Growth & Drain Issue in northern North Carolina & Southside VA North Carolina & Southside VA
•VA Southern Piedmont removals exceeded growth for softwood, 2010•Occurring during the recession •MWV Lanworth Study•FORISK analysis – 30+ current and proposed facilities•Procurement circles ignore state lines
Net Annual Growth & Net Annual Growth & Removals Status, 2010 Removals Status, 2010
FIA Unit Total Softwoods HardwoodsGRM Ratio
NC N. Coastal Plain (Unit 2) 0.92 0.97 0.82NC Piedmont (Unit 3) 1.33 1.06 1.53VA Coastal Plain (Unit 1) 1.66 1.52 1.89VA S. Piedmont (Unit 2) 1.14 0.98 1.34
Million TonsNC N. Coastal Plain (Unit 2) -1.13 -0.24 -0.89NC Piedmont (Unit 3) 4.40 0.33 4.06VA Coastal Plain (Unit 1) 4.45 2.06 2.39VA S. Piedmont (Unit 2) 1.13 -0.09 1.23
Web citation: Miles, P.D. Wed Jan 11 13:17:36 CST 2012. Forest Inventory EVALIDator web-application version 1.5.00. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. [Available only on internet: http://apps.fs.fed.us/Evalidator/tmattribute.jsp]
Study ProposalStudy Proposal
NCFS & VDOF Staff:- Define Geographic boundaries- Filters (Private Ownership, operability, sensitivity to tract size e.g., >5 acs, >10 ac., >20 acs., etcSRS-FIA staff: create SQL code and generate outputs
Outputs/ProductsOutputs/Products• Tabular data for : hardwood/softwood net
growth, removals, total volume, forest type acres, age class distribution…(others?)
• Run for several periods to develop trend lines:NC 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, future years?VA 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,
future years?
-- Mining data, nothing new collectedMining data, nothing new collected
Other IssuesOther Issues• Forest Products Tax/Severance Tax on In-
Woods Chipping • Paid by Pulp/Paper Mills. • Destination is biomass power plant, pellet operation, etc?• “Recoverable” Biomass Estimates • Use of FIA TPO section “Felled Tree Studies” – develop
estimates of residual biomass on harvested sites.• “60% Recovery” rule – is this still realistic? How much
to leave for ecological integrity of the site?
Questions?Questions?John H. PembertonForest Inventory CoordinatorVirginia Department of Forestry900 Natural Resource DriveCharlottesville, VA 22903Office/VM: 434/220-9061FAX: 434/296-2369 [email protected]
