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The Economic Importance of the Forest-based Economies
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Forest Productivity
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2005: Branding Forest Products from the Northeast: NEFA Report released October 2005
NEFA Report PDF 2001: Timber Supply Projections for Northern New England and New York:
Integrating a Market PerspectiveThis eleven-page white paper builds on the forest modeling reports for the states of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine (see modeling report below). Report PDF |
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Management
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2012: a Review of Biomass Harvesting Best Management Practices Guidelines PDF
2005: Northern Forest Lands Council 10th Anniversary Forum FINAL REPORT April Recommendations for the Conservation of the Northern Forestranding Forest NEFA 10th Anniversary Final Report PDF 2005: Northern Forest Lands Council at 10 Years: Background Paper on Progress and Changes NEFA NFLC at 10 years report PDF 2004: An Analysis of Conservation Easements and Forest Management in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine: Final Report Analysis PDF 2002: Forest-based Research in the NEFA States: Specific Projects and areas of interest. November Forest-based Research PDF 2001: Report to North East State Foresters Association: A Plan to Integrate Management of Urban Trees into Air Quality PlanningThe objective of the study is to provide technical evaluation, documentation, and general programmatic information on the strategy for the increase of urban tree cover as a means to improve air quality. The study used the urbanized area of New York City as an example. Urban Trees Report PDF 2001: Carbon Sequestration and Its Impacts on Forest Management in the Northeast This thirteen-page white paper contains discussions about forests and their relevance to the carbon sequestration issue. Carbon sequestration paper PDF 2000: Forest Land & Public Finance: The Right Balance Tax Implications of Forest Land Versus DevelopmentForests are important to the Northeast's identity. We live, work, and play in our woodlands. But there are costs associated with where we live, work, and play-costs to owners, users, communities and society. We need to understand these costs to help make decisions that work for society, and for the forests we love. This paper summarizes basic knowledge about the benefits and costs of forestland use in the Northeast, and how we can make decisions that benefit all. In particular, this paper focuses on the public finance implications, the taxes and government spending, that determine and are determined by-land use and land use policy. Forest Land and Public Finance PDF 1997: Wood Flows in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, 1997 with Recommended Monitoring System The 86-page document is the result of a project commissioned by NEFA to develop a working estimate of the 4-state region's wood flow balance and recommendations for ongoing tracking. The study compiled different sources of government and private data on primary wood production, interstate movements, and international trade flows. Primary products such as sawlogs, pulpwood, veneer logs, residential fuelwood, and biomass were included in the analysis. Wood Flow Report PDF 1997: Flows for the Future This project was commissioned by NEFA to develop a working estimate of the flow of wood in the four-state region and to make recommendations for ongoing tracking of wood flows. Several sources of government and private data on primary wood production, interstate wood movements, and international trade flows were compiled and analyzed. Primary products such as sawlogs, pulpwood, veneer logs, residential fuelwood, and biomass wereincluded in the analysis. Many assumptions, estimates, and conversations were made to develop these estimates. Flows for the Future Poster PDF Prints as original 11x17 size or can be printed out in "tiles" to fit on 8.5 x 11 paper |
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Analysis
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2001: Forest Model of the States of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
The full-color document includes highlights, glossary, and describes four difference modeling scenarios or runs. Individual state data for New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are also included. Modeling Report PDF 1994: The Implementation of the Northern Forest Lands Council's Recommendations: An Analysis Six Years Later In September 1994, the Northern Forest Lands Council (NFLC) published Finding Common Ground: Conserving the Northern Forest [hereinafter Finding Common Ground], a 178-page report with 37 recommendations directed at conserving the forests of the four-state region known as the Northern Forest (NFLC 1994). Finding Common Ground was the by-product of one previous study and four years of in-depth research, data assessment, expert consultation, pubic meetings, and collaborative analysis. This effort was dedicated to maintaining the traditional patterns of land ownership and use in the Northern Forest,†which consists of the 26 million acres of contiguous forest land in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. This 59-page report provides an assessment of federal and state progress in implementing the NFLCs 37 recommendations in the entire four state area. We collected implementation data for each recommendation from telephone interviews, mail questionnaires, and legislative records, and verified this information with independent documentary data. This data was analyzed to determine if each recommendation was implemented; implemented, but not as the NFLC envisioned; partially implemented; partially implemented, but not as the NFLC envisioned; or not implemented. Analysis PDF 1997: Red Maple Study and Report Summary In the NEFA region, red maple (Acer Rubrum) is an abundant species that due to tradition, abundance of other preferred species, and a lack of market interest has been harvested but not fully utilized. Because of these factors, the qualities and characteristics of red maple have not been well-documented not have its properties and availability been widely publicized. NEFA has undertaken the study of red maple to more fully document its characteristics. This compendium is the aggregation of those studies and is intended for wide dissemination and use by landowners, mill owners, primary and secondary wood processors, architects, designers, highway departments, and other wood users. Red Maple Study and Report Summary PDF |
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1998 Ice Storm
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The Northeastern Ice Storm 1998
A Forest Damage Assessment for New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine NEFA and the USDA Forest Service have released a new publication, The Northeastern Ice Storm 1998: A Forest Damage Assessment for New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The studies presented in the report characterize the type of damage observed in rural forests within the storm footprint, defined by aerial surveys. Several data sets are examined, including a regional damage survey and information from Forest Inventory and Analysis permanent plots in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Results are also presented from visits to permanent plots that are part of forest monitoring projects established over the last 15 years, including Forest Health Monitoring, the North American Maple Project, and the Vermont Hardwood Health Survey. The publication includes numerous graphics, maps, and photographs, which depict or summarize damage from the storm. The assessment was not designed to provide an estimate of the loss of timber volume or reduction of wood quality. An update on remote sensing activities related to the ice storm is included in the report. Numerous research projects that have been initiated or proposed in each of the affected states are summarized. Information offered in the appendices includes USDA Forest Service Ice Storm Fact Sheets covering recommendations for managing ice damaged forests and a list of contacts and web sites for additional information. Ice Storm report PDF The Northeastern Ice Storm 1998, Highlights of a Forest Damage Assessment for New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Ice Storm fact sheet PDF The Northeastern Ice Storm 1998: Effects on the Forests and People of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont This report is a 12 page document which provides information on the devastating January 1998 ice storm to northern New England and New York. The effect of the storm on forests, recreational trails, the maple syrup industry, and urban forests is documented in stunning photographs and informative text. Personal stories by non-industrial private forest landowners, a maple producer, and a city tree warden are featured. The document also includes maps that detail the extent of the damage in each state. The report concludes with the response to the storm by federal and state government and recommendations for the future. PDF |