California's forest products industry: 1994.

Abstract

This report presents the findings of a survey of primary forest products industries in California for 1994. The survey included the following sectors: lumber; veneer; pulp and board; shake and shingle; export; and p0.st, pole, and piling. Tables, presented by sector and for the industry as a whole, include characteristics of the industry, nature and flow of logs consumed, and disposition of mill residues.

California's forest products industry: a descriptive analysis.

“…The majority of California's timber harvest consistently comes from the northern coastal and interior counties (Barrette et al 1970;California State Board of Equalization 1992-2001Hiserote and Howard 1978;Howard 1974Howard , 1984Ward 1988, 1991;Ward 1995Ward , 1997. (Barrette et al 1970;Hiserote and Howard 1978;Howard 1974Howard , 1984Ward 1988, 1991;Ward 1995Ward , 1997 Historically, the relative proportions of timber harvested by species and species groups have been similar to those of 2000 (table 7), with true firs, Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and redwood providing the largest share (Barrette et al 1970;California State Board of Equalization 1992-2001Hiserote and Howard 1978;Howard 1974Howard , 1984Ward 1988, 1991;Ward 1995Ward , 1997. With the exceptions of 1982 and 1992, when yellow pines and redwood, respectively, were the leading species harvested, Douglas-fir has been the most harvested species by volume.…”

“…Timber harvested for export is addressed under the "Timber Flow" section of this report. Past studies of California's wood products industry (Barrette et al 1970;Hiserote and Howard 1978;Howard 1974Howard , 1984Ward 1988, 1991;Ward 1995Ward , 1997 indicate that saw logs have consistently been the leading component of the state's timber harvest and timber volume used by California mills, accounting for more than 85 percent of the total annually (table 9). From the late 1940s until the late 1970s, logs harvested for plywood and veneer production composed about 11 percent of the harvest.…”

“…• 101 MMCF were used as raw material to produce pulp and paper or reconstituted board products such as particleboard or medium-density fiberboard Historical accounts of California's forest products industry have focused solely on timber volumes received and used by mills in California (Barrette et al 1970;Hiserote and Howard 1978;Howard 1974Howard , 1984Ward 1988, 1991;Ward 1995Ward , 1997. In 2000, California's figures for total timber harvested and total timber processed were different because of timber flows into and out of the state.…”

Timber harvesting, processing, and employment in the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative region: changes and economic assistance.

“…The nature and location of the forest products processing facilities and log flows ultimately help determine the total impact of the harvest reductions on the local and regional economy. Mill surveys have traditionally provided the most comprehensive information on the forest products industry and raw material flows in the Pacific Northwest (Howard and Ward 1991, Larsen 1992, Ward 1997. Mill survey data from 1988 and 1994 provide industry information for the period when the most significant harvest reductions occurred in the NWEAI region.…”

“…Other data suggest that the volume of log exports from Washington Source: Data for Washington are from Larsen (1992). Data for Oregon and California are from Howard and Ward (1991) and Ward (1997).…”