Pennsylvania forests 2019: summary report
| Authors: | Thomas A. Albright, Brett J. Butler, Jesse Caputo, Susan Crocker, Thomas Goff, Cassandra Kurtz, Shawn Lehman, Tonya Lister, William Luppold, Randall Morin, Mark D. D. Nelson, Rachel Riemann, Brian F. Walters, Jim Westfall, Christopher W. W. Woodall |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Type: | Resource Bulletin |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RB-131 |
| Source: | Resour. Bull. NRS-131. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 36 p. |
Abstract
This report is the fourth summary of annualized inventory of Pennsylvania with field data collected from 2013 through 2019. Forest land area has decreased since 2014 to 16.6 million acres. Oak/hickory and maple/beech/birch forest-type groups dominate the forested area and large-diameter stands account for 73 percent of timberland. Net volume on timberland is 37.3 billion cubic feet but increases have slowed due to decreased gross growth and increased mortality. Net growth still outpaced harvest removals by a ratio of 2.1:1. Additional information on forest area, land-use change, fragmentation, ownership, species composition, stand structure, volume, growth, removals, mortality, regeneration, invasive plants, forest pests, tree health, forest carbon, and forest economics are also presented. A detailed interactive report is available at https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RB-131-INT, and supplemental information, including (1) tables summarizing quality assurance, (2) a core set of tabular estimates for a variety of forest resources, and (3) user and database guides for P2 and P2+ protocols, can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RB-131.
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