The cost of Forest thinning operations in the Western United States: a systematic literature review and new thinning cost model

H Chang, HS Han, N Anderson, YS Kim… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Mechanical forest thinning treatments are implemented across the western United States
(US) to improve forest health and reduce hazardous fuels. However, the main challenge in …

Logging business challenges in the US South and Lake States

JL Conrad IV, CR Blinn - Journal of Forestry, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Logging businesses are the critical link between forest management and the forest products
industry. Through analysis of data from logging business owner surveys, contacts with trade …

Analysis of location, feedstock availability, and economic impacts of potential mass timber processing facilities in Michigan

N Khanal, R Pokharel, J Poudel, S Gc… - Forest Policy and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Mass timber, an engineered wood product, offers exceptional strength and versatility as a
building material, is lightweight, which makes it easy to transport and assemble, is …

The evolution of logging businesses in Georgia 1987–2017 and South Carolina 2012–2017

JL Conrad IV, WD Greene, P Hiesl - Forest Science, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Surveys of logging business owners and managers have been conducted at five-year
intervals in Georgia since 1987 and in South Carolina beginning in 2012. The surveys have …

Georgia and Florida logging businesses persevere through pandemic, rising costs, and uncertainty

JL Conrad IV, WD Greene, P Hiesl - Forest Science, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Logging businesses in Georgia and Florida combine to harvest approximately 66 million
tons of timber annually, more than 10% of the US total. Since 1987, the University of Georgia …

Costs and challenges of log truck transportation in Georgia, USA

JL Conrad IV - Forests, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
In the Southern US, timber is transported from harvest sites to mills by many small trucking
companies. Few studies have examined the structure and challenges facing these …

Characteristics of forest biomass harvesting operations and markets in Virginia

AM Garren, MC Bolding, SM Barrett, WM Aust… - Biomass and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Increased markets for renewable energy feedstocks have led to an expansion of the woody
biomass industry in the Southeastern United States. Virginia has had biomass markets for …

The logging sector in the Lake States of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin: Status, issues, and opportunities

S Gc, K Potter-Witter, CR Blinn… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Coordinated mail surveys of logging businesses in the Lake States of Michigan, Minnesota,
and Wisconsin were conducted in spring 2017 to assess the status and capacity of the …

[HTML][HTML] Do female and male family forest landowners think alike? A qualitative analysis from Georgia, United States

C Berget, P Dwivedi - Trees, Forests and People, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Family forest landowners own approximately 55% of the state of Georgia's forestlands (24.6
million acres). Female forest ownership has grown in recent years and is expected to …

Logging industry in the United States: employment and profitability

M He, M Smidt, W Li, Y Zhang - Forests, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
This study analyzed logging industry employment and profitability in recent decades in the
US based on Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Quarterly Workforce Indicators …