Ownership Changes and Harvesting Patterns Associated with the Forest Products Industry in West-Central Alabama from 1984 to 2014

Since the beginning of the 1980s, vertically integrated forest products companies have divested their forestland with much of the new ownership being real estate investment trusts (REITs) and timberland investment management organizations (TIMOs). These new landowners and their associated behavior of intensive timber management and higher and better use conversion has given rise to issues such as land-use change, fragmentation, and conservation. To better gauge harvesting patterns and ownership changes associated with the divestment of forestland by forest industry and the arrival of TIMOs and REITs on the forested landscape, eleven Landsat scenes were used to detect harvest activity within the Alabama counties of Bibb, Hale, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa from 1984 to 2014. Detected harvesting activity was paired with county parcel data and then classified based on landowner type: REITs, TIMOs, forest product industry, government, and non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners. Overall harvest trends showed a decrease in harvest rates from 1984 to 2005 with a slight increase in harvest rates after 2005. Per scene interval, acres harvested were highly variable for NIPF and relatively stable for forest industry during this time. Government ownership maintained relatively low and stable harvesting behavior throughout the study period. Acres harvested by REITs was relatively low. TIMOs showed an ever increasing rate of harvest within the study area until the last scene interval (2011-2014).

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Comparison of the Timber Management Expenses of Non-Industrial Private Forest Landowners in Mississippi, United States: Results from 1995–1997 and 2015

Environments ◽

10.3390/environments6090107 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (9) ◽

pp. 107

Author(s):

Sagar Godar Chhetri ◽

Jason Gordon ◽

Ian Munn ◽

James Henderson

Keyword(s):

State Government ◽

Road Construction ◽

Forest Products ◽

Professional Services ◽

Private Forest ◽

Forest Land ◽

Timber Management ◽

Study Results ◽

Over Time ◽

Nipf Landowners

Forest landowner activities change over the lifespan of the forest and ownership cycle. Patterns of change emerge which suggest the evolving nature of forest landownership and Non-industrial Private Forest (NIPF) landowners’ interest in their land. The objective of this study was to examine trends in NIPF landowners’ distribution of forestry expenses in their management activities over time. First, 2010 Mississippi NIPF landowners were randomly selected from a property tax roll list. Our analysis compared study results of Arano et al. (2002) with a 2016 survey that was conducted by the authors of this paper. Both studies drew on assessments of timber management expenditures that were conducted on behalf of a state government department of revenue to determine ad valorem taxes for forest land. As such, both studies contained similar survey questions with 12 forestry-related activities grouped into four major categories: (1) Fees for Professional Services (e.g., consulting foresters, surveyors), (2) Timber Management Expenditures (e.g., site preparation, planting), (3) Other Management Expenditures (e.g., road construction), and (4) Property Taxes. Like the 2002 article, results here are presented as descriptive statistics. In both survey cycles, Timber Management Expenditures represented the largest component of annual expenditures in both the 1990s and 2015. The largest decrease in reported expenditures occurred for Other Management Expenditures. By broadly describing differences in expenditures over time, this study provides insights into the involvement of NIPF landowners in management activities on forest land such as reforestation after final harvest, thinning, and timber stand improvement, which can impact forest products’ supply over time.

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Industrial Forest Management Assistance and Leasing: 1983 Programs and Accomplishments in Georgia

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/9.4.217 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 217-222 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Frederick W. Cubbage ◽

Thomas M. Skinner

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Forest Products ◽

The State ◽

Forest Industry ◽

Private Forest ◽

Assistance Programs ◽

Wide Range ◽

Industrial Forest ◽

Nonindustrial Private Forest ◽

Nipf Landowners

Abstract A survey of industrial forest management assistance and leasing programs indicated that a wide range of forest management services were provided to nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners in Georgia. In 1983, approximately 6% of the commercial NIPF land in the state was leased by forest industry and about 1% was covered under industry management assistance programs. Forest products firms site-prepared 50,000 acres, planted about 38,000, and hand seeded about 20,000 acres of NIPF land. Costs for services seemed similar to industry averages. Leasing programs have been maintained the longest and help in managing more NIPF land, but are decreasing somewhat in area covered. Management assistance programs are generally newer and smaller in Georgia, but are increasing moderately in size.²

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Forest Industry in West-Central Canada, 1972

The Forestry Chronicle ◽

10.5558/tfc53332-6 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 53 (6) ◽

pp. 332-335

Author(s):

Alan G. Teskey ◽

Jack H. Smyth

Keyword(s):

Foreign Exchange ◽

Forest Products ◽

Pulp And Paper ◽

Forest Industry ◽

Business Activity ◽

Full Time ◽

Forest Products Industry ◽

West Central ◽

Central Canada ◽

Economic Ties

In 1972, west-central Canada's forest products industry of 691 establishments had gross sales of $300 million ($264 million net), and provided the equivalent of 5,900 full-time jobs directly and another 6,100 indirectly. More than two-thirds of the gross sales came from export, generating valuable foreign exchange earnings for Canada. Major products were 600,000 tonnes of pulp and paper, 431 million m2 of fibreboard, waferboard and plywood, 8 million pieces of pressure-treated products and more than 2 million m3 of lumber.Beyond these direct impacts were the secondary business activity and employment generated in other industries and sectors of the economy which had economic ties with the forest industry.

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"Too young to retire, too bloody old to work": Forest industry restructuring and community response in Port Alberni, British Columbia

The Forestry Chronicle ◽

10.5558/tfc75781-5 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 75 (5) ◽

pp. 781-787 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Trevor J. Barnes ◽

Roger Hayter ◽

Elizabeth Hay

Keyword(s):

British Columbia ◽

Financial Distress ◽

Local Economic Development ◽

Economic Restructuring ◽

Forest Products ◽

Community Response ◽

Forest Industry ◽

Forest Products Industry ◽

Economic Strategies ◽

The Town

British Columbian coastal forest communities have suffered substantial job losses over the last twenty years as the forest products industry has been restructured. One of the most dramatic results has been severe community dislocation. Our paper examines both the economic restructuring and the associated community dislocation that occurred in one such coastal community, Port Alberni on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The paper is divided into two main sections. The first provides a conceptual framework that interprets the recent restructuring of British Columbia's forest industry as a transition from an older Fordist model of manufacturing to a newer model are based on principles of post-Fordism. The second uses that framework to understand the massive changes occurring in the town, which include severe job loss (more 2600 positions have been lost over the last twenty years), various forms of financial distress, and attempts to assemble alternative local economic strategies of amelioration. Key words: forest economy, British Columbia, industrial restructuring, Fordism, Post-Fordism, single-industry towns, local economic development

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Cross-sector collaboration in the forest products industry: a review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/cjfr-2018-0032 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 48 (11) ◽

pp. 1269-1278 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Jose E. Guerrero ◽

Eric Hansen

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Cost Reduction ◽

Empirical Work ◽

Forest Products ◽

Forest Industry ◽

Business Culture ◽

Forest Sector ◽

Forest Products Industry ◽

Industrial Sectors ◽

Oil Derivatives

Cross-sector collaboration has gained attention from researchers in different fields of science in recent years because it represents significant business potential for forest companies to work with sectors possessing a more positive demand outlook, including those facing increasing pressure to detach from oil derivatives. Despite this, there is a lack of research regarding company-level, cross-sector collaboration in the forest-sector literature. This paper seeks to enhance the understanding of the cross-sector collaboration concept in the forest-sector literature and explore alternatives for forest companies to collaborate with other industries, rather than to compete. A systematic literature review is conducted to explore the relevance of cross-sector collaboration in the forest industry. Furthermore, the main drivers, benefits, and challenges of collaboration in the forest industry are identified. Results show that the literature has emphasized the importance of cross-sector collaboration for forest companies, but little empirical work has been done regarding the link between forest companies and other industrial sectors. Cost reduction, competitiveness, and environmental sustainability are among the principal drivers and benefits. Forest business culture, lack of trust, and lack of parameters to evaluate costs and savings generated are key challenges to forest companies implementing cross-sector collaboration.

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Forest Management Expenses of Mississippi's Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/26.2.93 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 93-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Kathryn G. Arano ◽

Tamara L. Cushing ◽

Ian A. Munn

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Specific Activity ◽

Professional Services ◽

Property Taxes ◽

Private Forest ◽

Timber Management ◽

Nonindustrial Private Forest ◽

Over Time ◽

Nipf Landowners

Abstract Detailed information about the forest management expenditures incurred by nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners over time provides a wealth of information about costs associated with forestland ownership, management practices implemented by NIPF landowners, and changes in management intensity over time. A survey of Mississippi's nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners owning 20 ac or more of forestland was conducted to determine their annual expenditures on forest management practices for the period 1995–1997. Landowners were asked how much they spent on property taxes, professional services, timber management activities, and other management activities. The resulting expenditures data were summarized in three ways: frequency of occurrence, mean expenditures per-acreowned for all respondents, and mean expenditures per-acreowned for those respondents engaged in each activity. With the exception of property taxes, most expenditures occur infrequently. Fewer than 15% of all respondents incurred expenditures for any specific activity during any survey year. Total annual expenditures for all respondents averaged $9.68/ac-owned over the study period. Across all landowners, property taxes represented the largest component of annual expenditures with planting costs and consulting forester fees ranking second and third. Mean expenditures for only those respondents engaged in each activity told a slightly different tale. Planting and consulting forester fees were the two largest expenditures, but site preparation, timber cruising, timber marking, and surveyor fees were all greater than property taxes for those engaged in these activities. South. J. Appl. For. 26(2):93–98.

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Evaluation of forest products trade economic contribution by entropy-TOPSIS: Case study of Turkey

BioResources ◽

10.15376/biores.15.1.1419-1429 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 1419-1429 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bahadır Çağrı Bayram

Keyword(s):

Medium Density Fiberboard ◽

Trade Deficit ◽

Multicriteria Decision Making ◽

Forest Products ◽

Forest Industry ◽

Economic Potential ◽

Particle Board ◽

Forest Products Industry ◽

Economic Contribution

The forest products industry is one of the most powerful industry branches of Turkey, and as in other developing countries, Turkey has a persistent trade deficit. The present paper aims to evaluate the forest industry products of Turkey regarding their economic contribution by Entropy-TOPSIS, which is a hybrid multicriteria decision making method. The evaluation was done to specify the products which will be able to create currency inflow most for reducing the trade deficit and help economic development. According to computations, the most contributing products are medium-density fiberboard (MDF), high-density fiberboard (HDF), industrial roundwood, and particle board. In addition, household and sanitary papers, as well as other paper and paper board products were found to have great economic potential.

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