SUMMARY TERRA-1 TERRA-2 TERRA-3 TERRA-4 TERRA-5 SOCIO-1 SOCIO-2 SOCIO-3 SOCIO-4 SOCIO-5 SOCIO-6 SOCIO-7 TIMBR-1 TIMBR-2 TIMBR-3 HLTH-1 HLTH-2 HLTH-3 AQUA-1 AQUA-2 AQUA-3 AQUA-4 AQUA-5 HISTORY FIRE UPDATE-1 PDF (131 KB)

TIMBR-2: Intensive Timber Management Practices

1 Key Findings

2 Introduction

3 Methods

4 Data Sources

5 Results

5.1 Trends in Use of Specific Forest Management Practices

5.2 Effects of Various Forest Management Intensities on Productivity

5.3 Quality of Forest Investments

5.4 Multiple-use Intentions and Outcomes on Private Land

5.5 "No Active Management"

5.6 Impact of Forestry Incentives Programs

6 Discussion and Conclusions

7 Needs for Additional Research

8 Acknowledgments

9 Literature Cited

10 Tables and Figures

Table 1--Current status and trends in forest management practices by forest type

Table 2--Current status and trends in use of forest management practices by owner

Table 3--Southwide unthinned management scenarios

Table 4--Southeast and South Central thinned management scenarios

Table 5--Comparison of TAUYIELD projected growth and yield data FIA data and modeling assumptions

Table 6--Summary of financial analysis of loblolly pine

Table 7--Summary results of forest management surveys by ownership

Figure 1--Planted pine yields, Southwide unthinned

Figure 2--Planted pine yields, Southeast thinned

Figure 3--Planted pine yields, South Central thinned