Considering departures from current timber harvesting policies: case studies of four communities in the Pacific Northwest.

Con H Schallau; Paul E. Polzin

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-306

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Considering departures from current timber harvesting policies: case studies of four communities in the Pacific Northwest.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Con H Schallau, Paul E. Polzin

Year:

1983

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-306

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-306. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 29 p

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Abstract

U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations permit departures from current National Forest timber harvesting policies when "implementation of base harvest schedules.., would cause a substantial adverse impact upon a community .... " This paper describes the kinds of information needed for forest managers to adequately assess the relevance of the departure issue to particular planning units. The relevance of the departure issue varied, depending on: (1) future timber supply, (2) timber dependency, (3) the long-term feasibility of alternatives to current timber harvesting schedules, and (4) whether or not the growth of industries not dependent on timber might compensate for a timber shortage.

Keywords

National Forest policy, economic impact, economic importance (forests), timber harvesting policy, harvest scheduling, timber supply

Citation

Schallau, Con H; Polzin, Paul E. 1983. Considering departures from current timber harvesting policies: case studies of four communities in the Pacific Northwest. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-306. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 29 p