Assessment of timber availability from forest restoration within the Blue Mountains of Oregon / Robert Rainville, Rachel White and Jamie Barbour, technical editors.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Rainville, Robert

White, Rachel

Barbour, R. James

Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)

Series:

General technical report PNW ; 752.

General technical report PNW ; 752

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest thinning--Economic aspects--Blue Mountains (Or. and Wash.).

Forest thinning.

Timber--Blue Mountains (Or. and Wash.).

Timber.

Forest thinning--Economic aspects.

United States--Blue Mountains.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (65 pages)

Place of Publication:

Portland, OR : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, [2008]

Summary:

Changes in forest management have detrimentally affected the economic health of small communities in the Blue Mountain region of Oregon over the past few decades. A build-up of small trees threatens the ecological health of these forests and increases wildland fire hazard. Hoping to boost their economies and also restore these forests, local leaders are interested in the economic value of timber that might be available from thinning treatments on these lands. This study identified densely stocked stands where thinning could provide a reliable source of wood, and examined the quantity, distribution, and economic value of the resulting timber for 5.5 million acres of national forest lands in eastern Oregon. Our findings verified local land managers' observations that the land base to support timber harvest targets in the region is smaller than anticipated in the past. Legal restrictions and current management practices have reduced the acreage available for harvest and mechanical restoration. Additionally, we found that on lands where active forestry is allowable, thinning of most densely stocked stands would not be economically viable. Findings from this analysis can help establish a common understanding of Blue Mountains vegetative and economic conditions for managers trying to restore the region's national forests.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on August 28, 2008).

"July 2008."

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2023.

Other Format:

Print version: Assessment of timber availability from forest restoration within the Blue Mountains of Oregon.

OCLC:

244566392

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