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Sustainability and Utilization of Forest Energy Resources

Sustainability and Utilization of Forest Energy Resources. Randy Dye, Director, West Virginia Division of Forestry. Rail fences-------- 4.0 Billion BF Housing------------ .5 Billion BF Lumber ------------ 7.0 Billion BF Fuel --------------- 10.0 Billion BF Cut & Burned- 239.0 Billion BF

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Sustainability and Utilization of Forest Energy Resources

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  1. Sustainability and Utilization of Forest Energy Resources Randy Dye, Director, West Virginia Division of Forestry

  2. Rail fences-------- 4.0 Billion BF Housing------------ .5 Billion BF Lumber ------------ 7.0 Billion BF Fuel --------------- 10.0 Billion BF Cut & Burned- 239.0 Billion BF Total ------------- 260.5 Billion BF (A B Brooks, 1910) Timber Removed Prior to 1910

  3. 1790---150 Billion Board Feet (A. B. Brooks 1910) 1910--- 30 Billion Board Feet (A. B. Brooks 1910) 2000--- 71 Billion Board Feet (USFS 2000) 2010--- 89.6 Billion Board Feet (USFS 2010) Estimated Volumes

  4. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory 2nd Leading Hardwood State in the Nation Total Hardwood Growing-stock Volume of Top Five Hardwood States

  5. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory The 3rd Most Heavily Forested State in the Nation Percentage of Land in Forest

  6. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory Most Forestland is Privately Owned Distribution of Forestland Area by Owner

  7. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory West Virginia’s Forests Are Maturing Percentage of Timberland by Size Class

  8. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory Stocking on Timberland Stocking of Growing-stock Trees on Timberland

  9. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory Increases in Volume Continue Average Volume Per Acre on Timberland

  10. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory Volume of Hardwoods Up in All but Smallest Diameters Hardwood Growing-stock Volume by Diameter Class and Year

  11. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory Yellow-poplar Leads in Sawtimber Volume Board-foot Volume of Top Species

  12. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory Components of Annual Change 2010 Net Growth = Gross Growth – Mortality Net Change = Net Growth – Removals

  13. NE Forest Inventory and Analysis The 2010 Statewide Inventory Average Annual Net Growth and Removals 2000-2010

  14. Average Annual Acres Harvested in W.Va.

  15. Energy Potential

  16. Wood Residues in W.Va.

  17. Reported 2012 Mill Residues Produced in W.Va.

  18. Production and utilization rates

  19. Production and utilization rates

  20. Adaptation to Climate Change

  21. Carbon Sequestration • WV power plants produce 85 million tons of CO2 annually • WV forest sequester 72 million tons • 85% of emissions captured

  22. Forest Management Objectives • Increase harvest equal to annual growth • Intensify management activities • Shorter rotations / Harvest cycles • Ensure afforestation

  23. Randy Dye West Virginia Division of ForestryC.Randy.Dye@wv.gov(304) 558-2788

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