Virginia harvest and utilization study, 2007

James Bentley; Tony Johnson

doi:10.2737/SRS-RB-163

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Virginia harvest and utilization study, 2007

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James Bentley, Tony Johnson

Year:

2009

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-RB-163

Source:

Resour. Bull. SRS–163. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 27 p.

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Abstract

In 2007, a harvest and utilization study was conducted on 81 operationsthroughout Virginia. There were 2,016 total trees measured; 1,086 or54 percent were softwood, while 930 or 46 percent were hardwood. Resultsfrom this study showed that 86 percent of the total softwood volumemeasured was utilized for a product, and 14 percent was left as loggingresidue. Seventy-nine percent of the total hardwood volume measured wasutilized for a product, while 21 percent was left as logging residue.

Keywords

FIA, growing stock, logging residue, nongrowing stock, overutilization, product, removals, underutilization

Citation

Bentley, James W.; Johnson, Tony G. 2009. Virginia harvest and utilization study, 2007. Resour. Bull. SRS–163. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 27 p.