Timber products output and timber harvests in Alaska
Subtitle: projections for 2005-25
By: Allen M. Brackley, Thomas D. Rojas, and Richard W. Haynes.
Contributors: Rojas, Thomas D.; Haynes, Richard W.; Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Series: General technical report PNW -- GTR-677.; General technical report PNW -- 677.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 33
Subjects: Logging -- Alaska -- Statistics.; Logging -- Economic aspects -- Alaska.; Tongass National Forest (Alaska)
Genres: Statistics.
Description: Projections of Alaska timber products output, the derived demand for logs and chips, and timber harvest by owner are developed by using a trend-based analysis. These are revised projections of those made in 1990, 1994, and 1997, and reflect the consequences of recent changes in the Alaska forest sector and trends in markets for Alaska products. With the cancellation of the long-term contracts and the closure of the two southeast Alaska pulp mills, demand for Alaska national forest timber now depends on markets for sawn wood and the ability to export manufacturing residues and lower grade logs. Four scenarios are presented that display a range of possible future demands. The range in annual demand for timber from Alaska national forests is 48 to 370 million board feet of logs annually. Areas of uncertainty include the prospect of continuing changes in markets and competition, and the rates of investment and innovation in manufacturing in Alaska.
Notes: Cover title.

"July 2006."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 30-33).

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Also issued online.