Forest Productivity

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Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Wayne Brandt Executive Vice President
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Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
The state should develop strategies to increase
the statewide average annual growth rate of
commercial forest land to one cord per acre per
year by the year 2015. Increased productivity
from existing forest lands is imperative if the
growing timber and non-timber demands placed on
the states forest resources are to be
satisfied.
Minnesotas Forest Resources An analysis and
recommendations for sustained Growth, use and
environmental enhancement Report prepared by
the Governors Blue Ribbon Commission on Forestry
and Forest Products December 1989
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Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?

• Base Scenario
• Site Level Responses
• Increasing the wood fiber productivity of
  timberlands
• Increasing Utilization
• Increasing Productivity
• Regeneration to full stocking levels
• Site species matching
• Thinning and management to reduce pest damage

Generic Environmental Impact Statement Study on
Timber Harvesting and Forest Management in
Minnesota April 1994
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Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?

• Recommendations
• Increase wood and fiber availability, quality,
  and production from public and private lands
  while continuing to protect the environment.
• Increase investments directed at improving state,
  county, and private forest health and
  productivity.

Governors Advisory Task Force Report on the
Competitiveness of Minnesotas Primary
Forest Products Industry July 2003
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Where Have We Been
Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Where Are We Today
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Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
MinnesotaAnnual Total Growth of Timberlands
Source USDA Forest Service
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Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
MinnesotaAnnual Mortality of Timberlands
Source USDA Forest Service
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Annual Growth on State and County Timberlands
Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Source USDA Forest Service
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Annual Mortality on State and County Timberlands
Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Source USDA Forest Service
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How Do We Compare
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Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Mortality per 100 Acres of Timberland (cords)
71 percent of mortality in MN Forests Occurs in
Stands gt50 years of age
Source USDA Forest Service
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Net Growth per 100 Acres of Timberland
Source USDA Forest Service
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Why Havent We Done More?
Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Why Arent We Doing More?
Will Forest Productivity be the Holy Grail?
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What About The Social License to Practice
Forestry?
Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Activists Ideologues vs. Public?
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Do You Feel It Is Acceptable To Harvest Trees For
Commercial Uses On Federal, State Or County Lands
That Are Not Parks Or Wilderness Areas?
Source Mason- Dixon Polling and Research
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Do You Feel It Would Be A Good Idea To Designate
Land Primarily For Growing Trees That Will Be
Harvested For Making Wood And Paper Products?
Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Source Mason- Dixon Polling and Research
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Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Top Three Rated Sources As Very Believable For
Learning About Environmental Or Natural Resource
Issues
Source Mason- Dixon Polling and Research
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Forest Productivity is Not the Holy Grail
Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?
Known and Accepted Techniques and Tools
Known and Accepted Techniques and Tools
Policy Support
Public Support for Forestry
Forest Productivity Is Not the Holy Grail?
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Practicing Forestry to Improve Forest
ProductivityMAY BEThe Holy Grail Its Up to
You
Forest Productivity Will it be the Holy Grail?