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Selling Your Timber
Selling Your Timber A timber sale is a serious matter requiring careful preparation. The results of many years of past timber growth are at stake, and the condition of the forest after the sale profoundly affects its productivity for many years to come. Basics to Consider If profit is your primary objective, avoid the temptation to make a “quick sale.” Think about what you are going to do, and don’t be pressured Your best interest should 1. Hire a Registered Consulting Forester into making a decision. Using the competitive bid be the top priority of anyone to Help With the Planning and Sale of process can maximize your profits. you hire to assist in your timber sale. They should Your Timber fully disclose and resolve Selling timber can be a source of great satisfaction compromised. It reduces opportunities for any existing or potential to a landowner. It may also be surprising, frustrating misunderstandings between you and the buyer and/or conflicts of interest. and stressful, especially for landowners who conduct logger, helps ensure the harvest will maximize financial timber sales infrequently. returns for all parties, protects water quality and Relying on the expertise of a registered consulting maintains or enhances forest productivity. Reforestation forester for help with harvest planning and timber sales alternatives should also be planned prior to timber reduces the likelihood that sellers or buyers will be harvests to ensure that the specific harvest methods caught off guard - and that helps landowners get the used complement long-term forest management goals. Tax Implications highest return for their timber. -
Code of Practice for Wood Processing Facilities (Sawmills & Lumberyards)
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR WOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES (SAWMILLS & LUMBERYARDS) Version 2 January 2012 Guyana Forestry Commission Table of Contents FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Wood Processing................................................................................................................................. 8 1.2 Development of the Code ................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Scope of the Code ............................................................................................................................... 9 1.4 Objectives of the Code ...................................................................................................................... 10 1.5 Implementation of the Code ............................................................................................................. 10 2.0 PRE-SAWMILLING RECOMMENDATIONS. ............................................................................................. 11 2.1 Market Requirements ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.1 General .......................................................................................................................................... -
Regulation on Forest Products Processing and Marketing
Forestry Development Authority Regulation No. 112-08 Regulation on the Forest Products Processing and Marketing WHEREAS, the National Forestry Reform Law of 2006 establishes a transparent framework, for the use, management and protection of forest resources that balances the commercial, community, and conservation priorities of the Republic; and WHEREAS, the economic potential of processed wood products has not been appreciated, there has been too much exportation of crude round logs with evidence of low percentage of primary processed wood for both domestic and export market, no value-added wood product, low recovery rate of wood processing industry, problem of waste disposal; and WHEREAS, industrialization of the wood industry in general and the processing of wood into secondary/value-added products in particular are essential elements for the realization of the potential sustainable utilization of Liberia‘s forest resources; and WHEREAS, sustainable utilization of forest resources concept is not only to maintain the value of forest resources, but rather it also has a huge potential for creating employment, income and wealth for the Liberia populations; and WHEREAS, local small-scale wood enterprises are not fully capacitated and unregulated which in essence has resulted into unsustainable use and marketing of wood products, wastage of wood products, constant exposure of wood products to deteriorating agents; and WHEREAS, the lack of standard units of measurement for Liberia domestic wood market and unregulated import of wood products, -
2010 Directory of Maine's Primary Wood Processors
Maine State Library Digital Maine Forest Service Documents Maine Forest Service 9-14-2011 2010 Directory of Maine's Primary Wood Processors Maine Forest Service Forest Policy and Management Division Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalmaine.com/for_docs Recommended Citation Maine Forest Service, "2010 Directory of Maine's Primary Wood Processors" (2011). Forest Service Documents. 253. https://digitalmaine.com/for_docs/253 This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Maine Forest Service at Digital Maine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Forest Service Documents by an authorized administrator of Digital Maine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 2010 Directory of Maine’s Primary Wood Processors Robert J. Lilieholm, Peter R. Lammert, Greg R. Lord and Stacy N. Trosper Maine Forest Service Department of Conservation 22 State House Station Augusta, Maine 04333-0022 School of Forest Resources University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469-5755 December 2010 Table of Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1 Maine's Primary Wood Processors I. Stationary Sawmills ............................................................................................. 4 II. Portable Sawmills ............................................................................................. 67 III. Pulp and Paper Manufacturers ...................................................................... 106 IV. Stand-Alone -
Urban Wood and Traditional Wood
FNR-490-W AGEXTENSIONRICULTURE Authors Daniel L. Cassens, Professor of Wood Products and Extension Urban Wood and Traditional Wood: Specialist, Purdue University Edith Makra, Chairman, A Comparison of Properties and Uses Illinois Emerald Ash Borer Wood Utilization Team Trees are cultivated in public and private wood. This publication describes some key landscapes in and around cities and differences between wood products from towns. They are grown for the tremendous traditional forests and those available from contributions they make both to the urban forests. Because the urban wood environment and the quality of people’s lives. industry is emerging and the knowledge In this urban forest, trees must be removed base is still sparse, conclusions drawn in the when they die or for reasons of health, safety, publication are based on knowledge of urban or necessary changes in the landscape. The forestry and of the traditional forest products wood from these felled landscape trees industry. could potentially be salvaged and used to manufacture wood products, but not in the Forest Management same way as forest-grown trees. Traditional forests are either managed specifically to produce commodity wood or The traditional forest products industry is to meet stewardship objectives compatible based on forest-grown trees; its markets with responsible harvesting, such as for and systems don’t readily adapt to this new watershed and wildlife. Harvesting is source of urban wood. The urban forest typically done in accordance with long-term grows different trees in a different manner forest management plans that sustain forest than the traditional forest, and the wood health and suit landowner objectives. -
Energy Efficiency Measures in the Wood Manufacturing Industry
Energy Efficiency Measures in the Wood Manufacturing Industry B. Gopalakrishnan, A. Mate, Y. Mardikar, D.P. Gupta and R.W. Plummer, West Virginia University, Industrial Assessment Center B. Anderson, West Virginia University, Division of Forestry ABSTRACT The objectives of the research are to examine the energy utilization profile of the wood manufacturing industry with respect to system level production parameters and investigate the viability of specific energy efficiency measures. The Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) has conducted energy assessments in the wood manufacturing industrial sector in the State for several years. The energy utilization profile of several wood processing facilities is analyzed and reported. The production system parameters in terms of throughput and nature of manufacturing operations are examined in relation to the overall energy utilization, specific energy consumption, and potential for implementation of energy efficiency measures (EEM). Introduction Energy management is the application of engineering principles to the control of energy costs at a facility. It is a continuous process that requires consistent efforts for identifying potential areas for conservation, formulation of proposals and implementation. There are many energy efficient technologies and practices, both currently available and under development, that could save energy if adopted by industry. Energy and energy management have been in the limelight in various manufacturing and service operations across the industries in the US. Although large quantities of wood are utilized as fuel, pulpwood, and railroad ties, lumber is by far the most important form in which wood is used. In the US, the volume of wood converted into lumber exceeds the volume used for all other purposes. -
Single-Family Residential Design Guidelines
APPENDICES Single-family Residential Design Guidelines Marin County Community Development Agency Technical Appendices Appendix A Design Guidelines User’s Checklist Appendix B Design Review Administrative Procedures and Design Review Submittal Requirements Appendix C Development Code Design Review Regulations Appendix D Development Code Planned District Development Standards Appendix E Drainage Practices Appendix F Driveway and Parking Design Appendix G Streams and Riparian Resources Appendix H Preservation of Trees Appendix I Marin County Water Conservation Ordinance for Landscaping in Residential Projects Appendix J Fire Hazard Matrix: Standards for Managing Vegetation Appendix K Hillslope Habitat Areas Appendix L Planting Design for Hillside Residential Development Appendix M Plant Selection Guide (Draft for Central Marin Hillside Areas) and Non-native Invasive Plants Appendix N-1 Resource Conservation for Single-family Residential Development Appendix N-2 New Home Green Building Residential Design Guidelines Appendix N-3 Remodeling Green Building Residential Design Guidelines Appendix N-4 Home Remodeling Green Building Guidelines Appendix O Universal Design Principles Appendix P Case Studies in Building Stepbacks Appendix A Design Guidelines User’s Checklist Single-family Residential Design Guidelines Appendix A Design Guidelines User’s Checklist The following checklist should be used by staff in reviewing applications to determine conformance with the Design Guidelines. It should also be used by applicants in designing the project. YES NO N/A SITE DESIGN 1. Has vegetation removal been minimized? (A-1.1) 2. Does site design minimize storm water runoff? (A-1.2) 3. Does site design protect streams? (A-1.3) 4. Is grading minimized? (A-1.4) 5. Does design of road access minimize grading? (A-1.5) BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS 6. -
Cost-Efficient Production in the Wood- Working and Wood Processing
Cost-efficient production in the wood- working and wood processing industry Source: Homag Group AG The production processes in your industry are as varied as the natural raw material, wood. Machines with innovative automation technology bring about crucial cost advantages here. Benefit from a competitive advantage Festo’s core business includes applied automation technology for a wide variety of machines, from entry- level to fully automated high-end ones. A key technological feature of our solutions is pneumatics as a sturdy and low-cost medium. It has long established itself as the standard for primary woodworking and secondary wood processing in wood-based products technology, sawing or planing technology as well as in production machines and plants for furniture production, the components industry and carpentry and joinery. Discover new dimensions for your company. We will help you to achieve your goals, because cost optimisation, maximum productivity, global presence and close partnerships with our customers are the hallmarks of Festo. Source: Homag Group AG Large number of standard products suitable for the working space and resistant to dust and chips Complemented by an industry-specific product offer and application-optimised solutions Global network of specialists for on-site support Consistent quality of products and services – worldwide Long-term, reliable partnership You have high standards, we ensure you meet them The company nobilia with around 3,000 employees production, it supplies almost one in three kitchens has been exclusively producing its products in sold throughout Germany, employing a high level Germany for 70 years. The two plants in Verl in of automation to guarantee a constant level of East Westphalia are among the most modern and quality. -
Rexroth for Woodworking Machinery
Industrial Electric Drives Linear Motion and Service Mobile Hydraulics and Controls Assembly Technologies Pneumatics Automation Hydraulics Rexroth for woodworking machinery The Drive & Control Company From rough timber to the finished product: Drive, control and move with Rexroth Whether it’s forestry, sawmills or furniture production – the requirements of the wood industry facing both man and machine are more demanding than in virtually any other branch of industry. In order to overcome the com- petition, many factors must work together in perfect excellence. Higher material throughput, better exploitation of material, greater flexibility and low processing tolerances are what the market demands from modern, eco - nomical concepts for wood processing and woodworking. And hardly any provider can satisfy the expectations of machine manufacturers like Rexroth does: through branch-specific application expertise, innovative products and the philosophy of offering not just individual components but, above all, system solutions that incorporate numerous technologies. These solutions include powerful components and systems, which themselves work reliably under the toughest conditions, but also innovative techniques for achieving high productivity coupled with maximum flexibility. Rexroth offers the woodworking and wood-processing industries convincing answers to practically all questions about drive, motion and control technology. More speed thanks to dynamic, electrohydraulic positioning systems, highly dynamic linear motors and linear guides and high-speed spindle drives and recirculating ball screws. More precision thanks to high-precision electric, hydraulic and pneumatic motion axes – precisely guided by profile rail guides and optionally equipped with pneumatic or hydraulic weight compensation. More safety for man and machine through electric drive technology with integral, certified safety func- tions. -
Single-Family Residential Design Guidelines
Single-family Residential Design Guidelines Adopted by the Marin County Board of Supervisors on July 19, 2005. Marin County Community Development Agency July 2005 Acknowledgments This document is prepared in memory of Andrea Fox, Senior Planner. Marin County Board of Supervisors Susan Adams District 1 Steve Kinsey District 4 Hal Brown District 2 Cynthia Murray District 5 Charles McGlashan District 3 Planning Commission Don Dickenson District 1 Hank Barner District 5 Jo Julin District 2 Allan Berland (At Large) Randy Greenberg District 3 Steve Thompson (At Large) Wade Holland District 4 Technical Advisory Committee Bob Abeling Indian Valley Association President Al Aramburu Marin Board of Realtors Wiebke Buxbaum Pt. Reyes Station Village Association Design Review Committee Teri Bremer Lucas Valley Homeowners Association Architectural Review Board Geof Butler, Architect Strawberry Design Review Board David Blatchford Strawberry Design Review Board William Cullen, Architect Tamalpais Design Review Board Barry Evergettis Kent Woodlands Property Owners Association Dotty Lemieux Sierra Club Harriott Manley Santa Venetia Neighborhood Association Pat McDonnell Nicasio Design Review Board Christina Oldenburg Homestead Valley Resident Anne Petersen Kentfield Planning Advisory Board Barbara Salzman Audubon Society Elizabeth Shreeve Landscape Architect, SWA Ron Simpkins, Civil Engineer CSW/Stuber Stroeh Brock Wagstaff, Architect Marin Builders Exchange County Staff Alex Hinds, Community Development Director Brian Crawford, Deputy Director of Planning Services Christine Gimmler, Senior Planner Thomas Lai, Principal Planner Prepared by: Gast Hillmer Urban Design Single-family Residential Design Guidelines i [This page is intentionally left blank.] Single-family Residential Design Guidelines ii Single-family Residential Design Guidelines The Marin County Community Development Agency Table of Contents I. -
Appendix C: Forest Management Certification Programs
AAAPPENDIXPPENDIXPPENDIX C: FFC: ORESTORESTOREST MMMANAANAANAGEMENTGEMENTGEMENT CCCERTIFICAERTIFICAERTIFICATIONTIONTION PPPROGRAMS Forest Management and Forest Product Certification In the past 10 years, forest management monitoring has been extended beyond an evalua tion of whether best management practices have been implemented according to state or federal specifications for the protection of habitat values and water quality to encompass ecological, social, and economic values. Independent organizations offer certification of forest management and forest products to forestry operations managed according to an internationally accepted set of criteria for sustainable forest management (Crossley, 1996). The principles and criteria of sustainable forestry are general enough to be appli cable to tropical, temperate, and boreal forests, but the standards used to certify indi vidual operations are sufficiently site- and region-specific for critical evaluation of individual forests and forestry operations. To be certified, forest management must adhere to principles of resource sustainability, ecosystem maintenance, and economic and socioeconomic viability. Resource sustainability means that harvesting is conducted such that the forest remains productive on a yearly basis. Large scale clear-cutting, for instance, such that the forest would have to remain idle and unproductive for many years, would generally not be acceptable. Ecosys tem maintenance means that the ecological processes operating in a forest continue to operate without interruption and the forest’s biodiversity is maintained. The principle implies that harvesting does not fundamentally alter the nature of the forest. Economic and socioeconomic viability incorporate the two previous principles and imply that forest operations are sufficiently profitable to sustain operations from year to year and that social benefits provided by a forest, such as existence and recreational value, are also maintained over the long term. -
Report Name: Wood Processing Industry Overview
Voluntary Report – Voluntary - Public Distribution Date: December 22,2020 Report Number: ID2020-0043 Report Name: Wood Processing Industry Overview Country: Indonesia Post: Jakarta Report Category: Wood Products Prepared By: Arif Rahmanulloh Approved By: Garrett Mcdonald Report Highlights: Indonesia’s abundant forests provide primary raw materials for its growing export-oriented wood processing industry. Valued at over $12 billion in 2019, the sector’s growth has slowed as a result of COVID-19, impacting local producers as well as overseas suppliers including the U.S., which is a key supplier of lumber, veneer, logs and plywood THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY Domestic Raw Material Supply Indonesia’s forests provide primary raw materials for a growing wood processing industry. At least 68 million hectares have been allocated for production-purpose forest, including industrial forests (HTI) and primary / non-industrial forests (HA). Logs production ranged between 38 to 48 million cubic meters (cum) during the five-year period of 2015-2019. Production was dominated by industrial forest logs, accounting for 86 percent on average. The majority these logs (HTI) were utilized for the pulp and paper industry. Logs harvested in non- industrial forests (HA) ranged between 5 to 7 million cum during the same period. These logs are often processed to lumber, veneer, woodworking products, furniture, and plywood. In addition to these major production areas, small volumes of logs are produced outside of forest areas on community owned and plantation lands. Figure 1. Logs Production 2015-2020 (cum) 60 45 Millions 30 15 - 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020* Industrial forest log (HTI) Non-Industrial forest log (HA) *2020: as of Dec 21, 2020; Source: MOEF (http://phpl.menlhk.go.id/) Export Market Overview Indonesia is a major exporter of wood products, with a total value reaching $12.4 billion in 2019.