Download or read book An Economic Assessment of Western Oregon s Private Forests with Streamside Management Restrictions written by Randall R. Schillinger and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Management restrictions are simulated on streamside acres owned by private interests in western Oregon to assess forest inventory and log market implications. A dynamic, nonlinear optimization model of western Oregon's softwood log market simulates the resource and economic impacts of set-aside and minimum harvest age restrictions on forest acreage within 40 meters of water on private lands from 1995 to 2045. Without restrictions, about 49 percent of log market surplus is attained by producers, while the consumers' (mills) portion is 17 percent and the trade sector earns the remaining 34 percent. Streamside management constraints take up to 19 percent of the forestland out of production. When this acreage is set-aside from harvest, periodic softwood harvest levels drop by 15 to 26 percent and log prices rise by 7 to 10 percent. The average value of a bare forest acre further than 40 meters from water rises by 13 percent. The increase in log prices and land values does not offset the loss in management choices. The present value of producers' surplus drops by 11 percent, while consumers' surplus drops by 30 percent.

Download or read book An Economic Assessment of the Bureau of Land Management s Allowable Cut Plan for Western Oregon written by Oregon. Executive Department. Program Planning Division and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Conservation Plans for the Northern Spotted Owl and Other Forest Management Proposals in Oregon written by Brian J. Greber and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Northwest Oregon State Forests Management Plan written by Oregon. Department of Forestry and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Private Forests public Resources written by Ruth Langridge and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forests of the Oregon Coast Range have been both the principal natural resource, and for many years, the primary economic base of the region. In the past thirty years, changing social and economic factors have created new visions for these forests, leading to conflict over the appropriate management of both public and private forest lands. Initially the conflict played out in escalating disputes over the management of public lands. Most recently, the recognition that the boundaries of ecosystem interactions, water quality, wildlife habitat, and even public safety do not fit into a public/private classification, has led to increased conflict over the management of private forest lands. This study examines the political patterns and dynamics of the Oregon Coast Range region as a forum for exploring how the institutional realities of political influence have shaped forest policy formation for private lands. Key political actors were influential in formulating and promoting the 1971 Oregon Forest Practices Act and Rules, the primary regulatory policy for private forest lands, and they were active participants in the evolution of three subsequent policy areas: the composition of the Oregon Board of Forestry, the rules for riparian areas, and the regulation of logging on steep slopes and unstable soils. Through an analysis of patterns of influence and procedure; resources, representation, and access; and regulatory outcomes with respect to the protection of public goods such as water and wildlife, the study focuses both on institutional capacity to respond to change and issues of process in regional policymaking. Results indicate that historically, the forest products industry significantly influenced early policy formation for private forest lands, and industry continues to maintain a proactive role today. Environmental groups emerged as a force in the 1980s, but focused primarily on public land policy. However, their successful use of the media to raise public awareness served to gradually connect public land issues to private policy. Other agencies played a role in policy formation but only when representatives of these groups chose to become involved (or were put under pressure through litigation by environmental groups). The scientific community contributed important information, but their work was affected by the political climate and by the maneuvering of interest groups. Since the 1980s, the policymaking process has included a larger and more diverse group of political interests, but despite a shift to a more open and inclusive process of public consultation, the Oregon Department of Forestry (the key regulatory agency for private forest lands) continues to interact more often with industry representatives in crafting policy, and when other stakeholders are not present, industry goals dominate agency decisions. Forty percent of the Oregon Department of Forestry's Forest Practices Division budget, as mandated by 1973 state legislation, comes from the timber harvest tax. Theory proposes that this budget dependency could influence the choice of policy and management options that prioritize continued and increased timber harvest over the protection of public goods such as water and wildlife. Regulations and rules protecting public resources have increased since the inception of the 1971 Act, but have been criticized as still minimal in addressing the protection of the forest ecosystem as a whole and the cumulative effects of harvest practices.

Download or read book Private Forestry in Western Oregon written by Gary Lettman and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Management of Non industrial Private Forest Lands written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oregon State University researchers conducted a survey in 1994 of non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners in western Oregon and western Washington. Private forests provide valuable ecological services, such as fish and wildlife habitat, and are also partially filling the gap created by recent reductions in federal timber harvest in the region. The purpose of the study was to assess demographic characteristics, timber management practices, harvest decisions, attitudes toward government regulation, and the use of government assistance by NIPF landowners in western Oregon and western Washington. NIPF owners are a very heterogenous class with diverse objectives, ranging from timber production to the enjoyment of owning "green space". Most of the owners surveyed had harvested timber from their land and had used a variety of methods, including clearcuts (28%) and thinnings and other partial cuts (60%). A majority (68%) said they would alter the amount and timing of their harvest if it were necessary to maintain a healthy ecosystem. However, most owners would not be willing to give up their right to harvest timber altogether, even if offered a tax incentive. Many of the results differed between owners of large acreages and owners of small acreages.

Download or read book Reforestation Efforts in Western Oregon written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Forests and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The 2012 Forest Report written by Forest Sector Economic Assessment Team and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Response to Water Protection Rule Changes in the Oregon Forest Practices Act written by Anne B. Hairston and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study assessed implementation of the 1994 Water Protection Rules in the Oregon Forest Practices Act from the perspective of Rule users and post-harvest riparian conditions. A 1993 evaluation found that under the previous rules over half of riparian conifers were removed during harvest, prompting concerns about future sources of desirable instream woody debris. Twenty-four harvest sites throughout Oregon were assessed for riparian conditions after harvest, focusing on potential contribution of future large woody debris to streams relative to conditions at similar sites under prior rules. Industry foresters, logging operators, and nonindustrial private forest owners who had filed harvest notifications in Fall 1994 were sent questionnaires to determine the level of support for the Rules and related concerns. Return rate was 67 percent of 848 sent, yielding 403 usable surveys from people who had harvested. Personal interviews during visits to harvested sites supplemented the survey results. Most (61%) generally or strongly supported the Water Protection Rules, while 26 percent generally or strongly opposed the Rules. Of choices listed in the survey, those factors that most affected support, or lack of it, were: 1) flexibility of rules, 2) whether rules were backed by good science, and 3) lack of compensation or incentives. For nonindustrial owners, whether the rules take better care of the land (stewardship) was also an important factor. The policy options considered most effective for influencing private forest management were more favorable tax policies and compensation. Riparian condition measurements were compared to results from the 1993 Oregon Department of Forestry Riparian Rule Effectiveness Study. Significantly more conifers were left under the 1994 Rules than previously: 75% of preharvest conifers/l000 feet of stream was left in 1995 versus 35% in 1993 (p

Download or read book Timber Trends in Western Oregon and Western Washington Classic Reprint written by Division of Forest Economics Research and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Timber Trends in Western Oregon and Western Washington The entire staff of the Division of Forest Economics Research participated in the very considerable tasks of formulating a basis for analyzing the supply situ ation, contacting public and private landowners and managers, and projecting the complex forest resource into the future. The authors of the study were able to draw freely from the most recent Forest Survey inventory information - detailed information which had not previously been analyzed. The Forest Service has made numerous appraisals of the national timber supply situation in the past, but there have been relatively few analyses of re gional situations. This one is unique in that it analyzes in depth the economic factors expected to control or influence timber supply in various classes of owner ship. This has been done by building an economic model for explaining and estimating timber output in the region. The model used in this study is concerned primarily with the long-range level of output that might be expected under the long-term influence of various economic forces. Short-run considerations such as impacts on prices and profits of alter native cutting policies have not been included in this analysis. Also, the study assumes economic objectives for Federal and other public forest ownerships com parable to those of private owners. In practice, it may be desirable to temper local objectives by broader considerations such as the impacts of Federal cutting and management policies on the total level of employment and on the stability of economic activity in the region. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book General Technical Report SO written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Private Forests Public Policy Oak Conservation on Family Forests in Oregon s Willamette Valley written by Alexandra Paige Fischer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts occur on private lands. This is especially true in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon where the hallmark habitat type, Oregon white oak woodland and savanna, is imperiled. Almost exclusively found on private land, Oregon white oak is threatened by urban development, vineyards, tree plantations, and the elimination of the periodic fires to which it is adapted. While regional and local planners, conservationists and natural resource agencies are attempting to conserve oak, little effort has been made to understand the social group in whose hands the fate of much of the resource rests: family forest owners. This paper presents a case study of oak conservation on family forestlands in Oregon. Through individual and group interviews and building upon social constructionism and interpretive policy analysis, this research investigates how two stakeholder groups---family forest owners and natural resource professionals---frame the problem of oak's decline and opportunities and constraints for its conservation. It also analyzes some of the conservation policies that informants suggested for oak. By illuminating owners' needs, capacities and constraints, and identifying areas of common ground and conflict in informants' interpretive frames, this research identifies ways to reach out to a target group with empathy, facilitate cooperation between stakeholders, and avert potential conflicts that arise from conservation strategies.

Download or read book Forest Resource Assessment Western Oregon State Forests written by Jennifer Magby and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Traditional and Local Ecological Knowledge about Forest Biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest written by Susan Chamley and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synthesizes the existing literature about traditional and local ecological knowledge relating to biodiversity (BD) in Pacific NW forests in order to assess what is needed to apply this knowledge to forest BD conservation efforts. Four topics are addressed: (1) views and values people have relating to BD; (2) the resource use and mgmt. practices of local forest users and their effects on BD; (3) methods and models for integrating traditional and local ecological knowledge into BD conservation; and (4) challenges to applying traditional and local ecological knowledge for BD conservation. Focuses on the ecological knowledge of three groups who inhabit the region: Native Amer.,family forest owners, and commercial nontimber forest product harvesters.

Download or read book The Economics of Carbon Sequestration in Western Oregon Forests written by Eun Ho Im and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considered regional forest policies for sequestering carbon in existing forests in western Oregon. A model of log markets in western Oregon was employed to examine the impacts of forest policy changes on future carbon stock, harvests, and management activities. A carbon tax program, as a mitigation option for encouraging forest carbon sequestration, would lead to reduced harvest and increased carbon stock in timber inventory. Changes in the level of silvicultural investments vary by owner, depending on the nature of their initial inventory. In general investment under the tax is concentrated in regimes that establish faster growing plantations. Average rotation age increases, varying in extent across ownerships and site qualities. The carbon tax reduces both consumer and producer surpluses in regional timber markets. Producers are compensated by the carbon subsidies, except at low carbon tax levels. Estimates of the marginal cost of sequestering carbon in western Oregon private forests are shown to be within the range of costs for projects considering afforestation alone in some eastern regions of the United States. If the carbon tax system takes into account carbon in forest products and woody residue, the marginal costs of carbon sequestration rise substantially because of the trade-offs between carbon in the timber inventory and in product and residue pools. Raising timber harvest from western Oregon federal timberlands would cause a reduction in regional carbon flux in forests and forest products. Projections of harvests by ownership given a constraint or target for regional carbon flux show that there are significant opportunities for substituting timber harvest and carbon sequestration between federal and non-federal lands in western Oregon. A relatively small reduction in non-federal harvest would offset a substantial loss of carbon flux in federal timberlands. The same carbon flux levels obtained in the carbon target scenarios could be achieved if a carbon offset market were available for all owners including federal agencies. The marginal welfare cost derived from the shadow price of the carbon target constraint is the market price of carbon that could produce the same flux as the constraint. The analysis indicates that only modest carbon prices would be needed (

Download or read book Proceedings of the Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: