Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Forest Product Research, Logging Utilization

Up-to-date information on timber harvesting activities is an essential element of forest management decisions. Logging utilization studies characterize harvest operations and determine what proportion cut trees are actually used. When utilization studies are used in conjunction with statewide multi-resource inventory and periodic mill surveys, forest managers and planners gain a better understanding of the impacts of timber harvesting activities on forest inventory.

These studies provided information on the diameter distribution of harvested trees, descriptions of harvesting techniques and equipment used by loggers, and removals factors describing the proportion of material utilized and from growing-stock and sawtimber sources.

• 2008 Idaho Logging Utilization Poster
• 2004 California Logging Utilization Poster
• 2004 California Logging Utilization Full report (pdf)
• 2002 Montana Logging Utilization Full report (pdf)