Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; economic uses fact sheet 07: markets and log prices

Rocky Mountain Research Station USDA Forest Service

doi:10.2737/RMRS-RN-20-V7

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Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; economic uses fact sheet 07: markets and log prices

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Authors:

Rocky Mountain Research Station USDA Forest Service

Year:

2004

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-RN-20-V7

Source:

Res. Note RMRS-RN-20-7. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Markets and prices for logs vary widely across the West, fluctuating from place to place in response to regional variables and hauling costs. This fact sheet discusses those variables, locality of log markets, markets for low-value logs, and caveats to consider when using My Fuel Treatment Planner.Other publications in this series

Keywords

fuels planning, fuels management, fire, logs

Citation

USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2004. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; economic uses fact sheet 07: markets and log prices. Res. Note RMRS-RN-20-7. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.