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Logging utilization in Arizona and New Mexico, 2012-2017 : current and past trends / Eric A. Simmons [and four others].
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Simmons, Eric A., author.
- Series:
- Resource bulletin RMRS ; 31.
- Resource bulletin RMRS ; 31
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Logging--Arizona.
- Logging.
- Logging--New Mexico.
- Timber--Arizona.
- Timber.
- Timber--New Mexico.
- Arizona.
- New Mexico.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (iv, 24 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
- Place of Publication:
- Fort Collins, CO : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2020.
- Summary:
- A study of commercial timber-harvesting sites in Arizona and New Mexico was conducted from 2012 to 2017 to estimate growing-stock removals, characterize current tree utilization and logging operations, and assist with estimating the amount of woody biomass left on-site after harvesting. Fifty-four sample logging sites were selected within major geographic regions proportional to regional five-year timber harvests. A two-stage sampling method was used to compute State-level utilization factors from 1,358 felled trees. Results indicated that in Arizona, for every 1,000 cubic feet (CF) delivered to the mill, harvesting created 24 CF feet of growing-stock logging residue, and 38 CF of non-growing-stock material was delivered to the mill. This compared to 65 CF of growing-stock logging residue created and 20 CF of nongrowing- stock utilized per 1,000 CF of mill-delivered volume in New Mexico. Different harvesting prescriptions and mill infrastructure contributed to the utilization differences between the two States. The 2012-2017 New Mexico utilization factors revealed an increase in growing-stock logging residue compared to the1980s, a unique finding among western States. This outcome is likely attributable to declines in the State's milling infrastructure, particularly facilities with the ability to use smaller diameter material.
- Notes:
- "March 2020."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-23).
- Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (USFS, viewed September 21).
- OCLC:
- 1196353211
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