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Penn’s Woods: The Forest Resource and Forest Products ...

Penn's Woods: The Forest Resource and Forest Products industry of pennsylvania Produced by: pennsylvania Forest Products Association 545 West Chocolate Avenue Hershey, PA 17033. Telephone: (717) 312-1244. Fax: (717) 312-1335. with a grant provided by: pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council pennsylvania Department of Agriculture 2301 North Cameron Street, Room 308. Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408. Telephone: (717) 772-3715. Fax: (717) 705-0663. The forests in pennsylvania provide pennsylvania 's the citizens of the Commonwealth with a vast array of benefits. The forests Forest Resource provide a source of a variety of The current success of pennsylvania 's hardwood is a continuation of the state's industrial heritage recreational opportunities. Forests and its relationship with the Forest . provide habitat for a diverse range of This has been the case since European plants, animals, birds and fish.

Penn’s Woods: The Forest Resource and Forest Products Industry of Pennsylvania Produced by: Pennsylvania Forest Products Association 545 West Chocolate Avenue Hershey, PA 17033

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1 Penn's Woods: The Forest Resource and Forest Products industry of pennsylvania Produced by: pennsylvania Forest Products Association 545 West Chocolate Avenue Hershey, PA 17033. Telephone: (717) 312-1244. Fax: (717) 312-1335. with a grant provided by: pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council pennsylvania Department of Agriculture 2301 North Cameron Street, Room 308. Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408. Telephone: (717) 772-3715. Fax: (717) 705-0663. The forests in pennsylvania provide pennsylvania 's the citizens of the Commonwealth with a vast array of benefits. The forests Forest Resource provide a source of a variety of The current success of pennsylvania 's hardwood is a continuation of the state's industrial heritage recreational opportunities. Forests and its relationship with the Forest . provide habitat for a diverse range of This has been the case since European plants, animals, birds and fish.

2 Forests settlers first settled in pennsylvania . help to purify the water we drink. From colonial times to the early 1900's, pennsylvania 's forests were harvested to provide land for agriculture and wood The forests of pennsylvania also produce Products to support the growth and a renewable Forest Products Resource development of the nation. that supports a keystone to the state's By the early 1900's, much of pennsylvania 's economy. pennsylvania 's Forest Products forests were cut over and Forest cover amounted industry generates $ billion in sales to only about 30 percent of the state's land area. annually and employs nearly 90,000 Since that time, the forests have recovered and developed into the beautiful and bountiful individuals at over 3,000 facilities across Resource that we now have in pennsylvania . Source: Forest Service the state.

3 Today, pennsylvania has million acres of hardwood Forest , which covers 58 percent of the This publication describes the Forest state's land mass. pennsylvania has essentially the Resource in the state and how it supports same number of forested acres as it did in 1989. and more than in 1955. the state's Forest Products industry . 1. The forests in pennsylvania provide pennsylvania 's the citizens of the Commonwealth with a vast array of benefits. The forests Forest Resource provide a source of a variety of The current success of pennsylvania 's hardwood is a continuation of the state's industrial heritage recreational opportunities. Forests and its relationship with the Forest . provide habitat for a diverse range of This has been the case since European plants, animals, birds and fish. Forests settlers first settled in pennsylvania . help to purify the water we drink.

4 From colonial times to the early 1900's, pennsylvania 's forests were harvested to provide land for agriculture and wood The forests of pennsylvania also produce Products to support the growth and a renewable Forest Products Resource development of the nation. that supports a keystone to the state's By the early 1900's, much of pennsylvania 's economy. pennsylvania 's Forest Products forests were cut over and Forest cover amounted industry generates $ billion in sales to only about 30 percent of the state's land area. annually and employs nearly 90,000 Since that time, the forests have recovered and developed into the beautiful and bountiful individuals at over 3,000 facilities across Resource that we now have in pennsylvania . Source: Forest Service the state. Today, pennsylvania has million acres of hardwood Forest , which covers 58 percent of the This publication describes the Forest state's land mass.

5 pennsylvania has essentially the Resource in the state and how it supports same number of forested acres as it did in 1989. and more than in 1955. the state's Forest Products industry . 1. pennsylvania has one of the nation's largest concentrations of hardwood growing stock, with species such as Forest Red Maple, Black Cherry, Northern Red Oak and Sugar Maple being the most Sustainability prevalent trees in the state. The volume pennsylvania is a national leader in the of live trees in the state is billion implementation and promotion of sustainable cubic feet, an increase of 23 percent forestry practices that support a thriving since 1989. Forest Products industry , while ensuring that the forests in the state are available to As a result of its industrial past, provide renewable Forest Products and other pennsylvania 's forests are generally benefits for future generations.

6 Even-aged and now reaching a point of maturity. Much of the state's forests Approximately million acres of forestland containing large, high quality, in pennsylvania have been independently commercially valuable trees that are 80. certified as sustainably managed under the to 120 years old. Over 9 million acres, criteria of the Forest Stewardship Council or 58 percent of the Forest in the state (FSC). This includes over million acres of consist of stands that are predominantly state forestland managed by the pennsylvania sawtimber-sized trees. Overall, the Bureau of Forestry. More volume of sawtimber in the state in than 30 pennsylvania sawmills 2002 was billion board feet, an 18. and value-added processors percent increase in volume since 1989. are chain of custody certified to manufacture and provide Hardwoods account for about 90. FSC certified product from percent of the sawtimber volume.

7 These forests. Softwood species, including eastern hemlock, white pine and red pine, pennsylvania also has been account for about ten percent of the a leader in the Sustainable sawtimber volume in pennsylvania . Forestry Initiative (SFI). SFI. Between 1989 and 2002, sawtimber is a voluntary industry - volume increased for all of the most sponsored program that promotes sustainable prominent species in the state, with Forest management decisions and harvesting the exception of sugar maple. practices by landowners, loggers and forestry professionals. Over 5,000 loggers have The volume of poletimber in the state participated in SFI training and more than is 8,575 million cubic feet. Red Maple, 20,000 landowner information packets have Black Cherry, Sugar Maple, Chestnut, been distributed. Oak and Birch are among the most prevalent species for trees of this size.

8 Private Forest landowners can receive additional education and technical assistance to manage their woodlot from a variety of sources, including the American Tree Farm System, the pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, Penn State cooperatives extension, pennsylvania Forest Sapling/Seedlings are trees less than inches diameter at breast height (DBH) Stewardship Program, local Forest landowner Poletimber are trees to DBH ( to DBH for softwood) groups and other organizations. 2 Sawtimber are trees greater than inches DBH (greater than inches for softwood) 3. pennsylvania has one of the nation's largest concentrations of hardwood growing stock, with species such as Forest Red Maple, Black Cherry, Northern Red Oak and Sugar Maple being the most Sustainability prevalent trees in the state. The volume pennsylvania is a national leader in the of live trees in the state is billion implementation and promotion of sustainable cubic feet, an increase of 23 percent forestry practices that support a thriving since 1989.

9 Forest Products industry , while ensuring that the forests in the state are available to As a result of its industrial past, provide renewable Forest Products and other pennsylvania 's forests are generally benefits for future generations. even-aged and now reaching a point of maturity. Much of the state's forests Approximately million acres of forestland containing large, high quality, in pennsylvania have been independently commercially valuable trees that are 80. certified as sustainably managed under the to 120 years old. Over 9 million acres, criteria of the Forest Stewardship Council or 58 percent of the Forest in the state (FSC). This includes over million acres of consist of stands that are predominantly state forestland managed by the pennsylvania sawtimber-sized trees. Overall, the Bureau of Forestry. More volume of sawtimber in the state in than 30 pennsylvania sawmills 2002 was billion board feet, an 18.

10 And value-added processors percent increase in volume since 1989. are chain of custody certified to manufacture and provide Hardwoods account for about 90. FSC certified product from percent of the sawtimber volume. these forests. Softwood species, including eastern hemlock, white pine and red pine, pennsylvania also has been account for about ten percent of the a leader in the Sustainable sawtimber volume in pennsylvania . Forestry Initiative (SFI). SFI. Between 1989 and 2002, sawtimber is a voluntary industry - volume increased for all of the most sponsored program that promotes sustainable prominent species in the state, with Forest management decisions and harvesting the exception of sugar maple. practices by landowners, loggers and forestry professionals. Over 5,000 loggers have The volume of poletimber in the state participated in SFI training and more than is 8,575 million cubic feet.


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