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SRS/NC/VA Meeting February 17, 2012

SRS/NC/VA Meeting February 17, 2012. John Pemberton, Forest Inventory Coordinator Issues: Growth & Drain in northern North Carolina & Southside VA Forest Products Tax on In-Woods Chipping “Recoverable” Biomass Estimates.

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SRS/NC/VA Meeting February 17, 2012

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  1. SRS/NC/VA Meeting February 17, 2012 John Pemberton, Forest Inventory Coordinator Issues: Growth & Drain in northern North Carolina & Southside VA Forest Products Tax on In-Woods Chipping “Recoverable” Biomass Estimates

  2. Growth & Drain Issue in northern North Carolina & Southside VA VA Southern Piedmont removals exceeded growth for softwood, 2010 Occurring during the recession MWV Lanworth Study FORISK analysis – 30+ current and proposed facilities Procurement circles ignore state lines

  3. Net Annual Growth & Removals Status, 2010

  4. Study Proposal NCFS & VDOF Staff: - Define Geographic boundaries - Filters (Private Ownership, operability, sensitivity to tract size e.g., >5 acs, >10 ac., >20 acs., etc SRS-FIA staff: create SQL code and generate outputs

  5. Outputs/Products • Tabular data for : hardwood/softwood net growth, removals, total volume, forest type acres, age class distribution…(others?) • Run for several periods to develop trend lines: NC 2002, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, future years? VA 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, future years? -Mining data, nothing new collected

  6. Other Issues • Forest Products Tax/Severance Tax on In-Woods Chipping • Paid by Pulp/Paper Mills. • Destination is biomass power plant, pellet operation, etc? • “Recoverable” Biomass Estimates • Use of FIA TPO section “Felled Tree Studies” – develop estimates of residual biomass on harvested sites. • “60% Recovery” rule – is this still realistic? How much to leave for ecological integrity of the site?

  7. Questions? John H. Pemberton Forest Inventory Coordinator Virginia Department of Forestry 900 Natural Resource Drive Charlottesville, VA 22903 Office/VM: 434/220-9061 FAX: 434/296-2369 john.pemberton@dof.virginia.gov

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