Impact of professional foresters on timber harvests on West Virginia nonindustrial private forests

Stuart A. Moss; Eric Heitzman

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Impact of professional foresters on timber harvests on West Virginia nonindustrial private forests

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Stuart A. Moss, Eric Heitzman

Year:

2013

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Miller, Gary W.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Brooks, John R.; Grushecky, Shawn T.; Spong, Ben D.; Rentch, James S., eds. Proceedings, 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2012 March 26-28; Morgantown, WV; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-117. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 390-403.

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Abstract

Timber harvests conducted on 90 nonindustrial private forest properties in West Virginia were investigated to determine the effects that professional foresters have on harvest and residual stand attributes. Harvests were classified based on the type of forester involved: (1) consulting/state service foresters representing landowners, (2) industry foresters representing forest products firms, and (3) no involvement by a professional forester.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference

Citation

Moss, Stuart A.; Heitzman, Eric. 2013. Impact of professional foresters on timber harvests on West Virginia nonindustrial private forests. In: Miller, Gary W.; Schuler, Thomas M.; Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Brooks, John R.; Grushecky, Shawn T.; Spong, Ben D.; Rentch, James S., eds. Proceedings, 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2012 March 26-28; Morgantown, WV; Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-117. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 390-403.