- Author: Richard B Standiford
Published on: October 30, 2012
Volume Harvest Trends
California’s North Coast, covering the four counties of Sonoma, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte, is an important forested region of the state, with redwood and Douglas-fir forests occupying a dominant place in these forests. Since 1948, harvest levels have ranged from a high of 2.8 billion board feet in 1955, to a low of 169 million board feet in 2009 (Figure 1). There have been significant fluctuations from year to year as a result of market variability, policy constraints, and changing landowner demographics.
Figure 2 compares the total state harvest in California to harvest in the North Coast from 1978 to 2011. The North Coast represents 21 to 40 percent...
Tags: California timber harvest (1), Douglas-fir prices (1), North Coast timber (1), redwood prices (1)
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