Site Preparation Costs in the Southern Coastal Plain - An Update

Abstract

Landowners who want to regenerate their land following timber harvest need up-to-date costs for sound assessment of alternative site preparation methods. The first survey of southern costs was conducted in 1952 by Worrell (1953). Periodic updates since then have gradually expanded the cost categories reported. A major expansion of cost categories for site preparation was launched in 1979, reported by Moak, Watson, and Van Deusen (1980). This note presents 1980 costs as an interim update and partial verification of that series for four southern coastal plain states.

Citation

Guldin, Richard W. 1983. Site Preparation Costs in the Southern Coastal Plain - An Update. Res. Note SO-292. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.