. Economic implications for management of structural retention on harvest units at the Blue River Ranger District, Willamette National Forest, Oregon. Forest management Oregon Willamette National Forest; Forest productivity Oregon; Forest products Oregon; Forests and forestry Oregon; Forests and forestry Economic aspects Oregon; Timber Oregon; Forest management; Forest productivity; Forest products; Forests and forestry; Forests and forestry; Timber. Changes in Timber Sale Volume and Value Management practices in the Pacific Northwest that carry over green trees, snags, and down wood as residu
. Economic implications for management of structural retention on harvest units at the Blue River Ranger District, Willamette National Forest, Oregon. Forest management Oregon Willamette National Forest; Forest productivity Oregon; Forest products Oregon; Forests and forestry Oregon; Forests and forestry Economic aspects Oregon; Timber Oregon; Forest management; Forest productivity; Forest products; Forests and forestry; Forests and forestry; Timber. Changes in Timber Sale Volume and Value Management practices in the Pacific Northwest that carry over green trees, snags, and down wood as residual stand components may reduce regional timber supply and adversely affect the forest products sector in the future. Effects extend beyond the industry. Revenues to counties from Forest Service timber sales may be reduced as a result of shifts in stand management practices. A retrospective look at all timber sales from Blue River RD appraised in excess of 2 mmbf from 1980 to 1990 suggests that the role of management for structural retention may not be decisive in determin- ing timber supply when it is viewed in context with other Forest Service policies and with macroeconomic events. Since 1988, when green tree retention was first intro- duced, the total annual volume of stumpage and sale bid amounts (expressed in constant 1989 dollars) has equaled or exceeded levels earlier in the 1980s (figs. 3 and 4). The initial phase of timber sales with retention has coincided with a period of high stumpage prices so that total district timber sale receipts have not fallen. How long the high level of stumpage prices will continue is uncertain. An additional element to cushion the economic impact during the first 3 years of retention practices has been the historically high acreages offered for timber sales (fig. 5). Recent court injunctions preclude the possibility, at least in the near term, of allowable sale quan- tities (ASQs) being based on large numbers of acres available for timber
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