Wood resource

John R. Jones; Norbert V. DeByle; Robert P. Winokur

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Wood resource

Informally Refereed

Authors:

John R. Jones, Norbert V. DeByle, Robert P. Winokur

Year:

1985

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: DeByle, Norbert V.; Winokur, Robert P., editors. Aspen: Ecology and management in the western United States. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-119. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colo. p. 161-167

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Abstract

Aspen has not been cut extensively in the West; in fact, it has been grossly underutilized. For example, as recently as 1975, the aspen harvest from National Forests in four Forest Service regions in the Rocky Mountain area was 7.64 million board feet. Additional minor volumes were cut on special-use permits for products such as fuel and corral poles. The total amount cut represented only 0.1% of the net volume available in these aspen forests.

Parent Publication

Aspen: Ecology and management in the western United States

Keywords

Populus tremuloides, quaking aspen, ecology, forest management, cut, harvest, special-use permits

Citation

Jones, John R.; DeByle, Norbert V.; Winokur, Robert P. 1985. Wood resource. In: DeByle, Norbert V.; Winokur, Robert P., editors. Aspen: Ecology and management in the western United States. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-119. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colo. p. 161-167