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document Historic, archived Do assume not content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. Wisconsin Timber — An Industry Assessment Timber of Product Output and 999 Use, 1 William H. Reading, IV and James W. Whipple North Central Research Station — Forest Service U.S. Department ofAgriculture 1992 Folwell Avenue - , St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 2003 www.ncrs.fs.fed.us . FOREWORD This bulletin reports findings of a survey of all primary wood-using mills in Wisconsin in 1999 and details the industry's size and composition, its use of roundwood, and its generation and disposition of wood residues. Such detailed information is necessary for intelligent planning and decisionmaking in wood procurement, forest resource management, forest industry development, and forest research. Special thanks are given to the primary wood-using firms that responded to the survey and to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for canvassing the respon- dents. Their cooperation is greatly appreciated. All volumes are reported in product-specific standard units and/or cubicfeet. Volumes reported by mills in nonstandard units were converted to standard units using regional conversion factors. Reported trends and changes in the primary wood-using industry in Wisconsin are based on comparisons with previous surveys of the State's primary wood-using industry conducted in 1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1994, and 1996. Row and column data of tables may not sum due to rounding, but data in each table cell are accurately displayed. 2 CONTENTS Highlights 1 — — Primary Timber Industry Industrial Roundwood 1 Pulpwood 4 Saw Logs 5 Veneer Logs 6 — Other Products 6 Timber Removals 6 Harvest Residues 7 Primary Mill Residues 8 Regional Facts and Trends 10 Appendix 1 Study Methods 12 Definition of Terms 12 Common and Scientific Names of Tree Species Mentioned in This Report 16 Table Titles 18 Tables 20 a — Wisconsin Timber Industry An Assessment of Timber Product Output and Use, 999 1 William H. Reading, IV and James W. Whipple HIGHLIGHTS mostofthe decrease. Hardwoodreceipts decreasedbylessthan 1 percent. PRIMARY TIMBER • Hardw7oodsmade upnearlythree-quarters INDUSTRY—INDUSTRIAL ofthe roundwrood processedbythe States About the Authors: primarywood-usingindustryin 1999 ROUNDWOOD William H. Reading IV. (table 2). Thisis essentiallyunchanged Forester,receivedaB.S. in from 1996. forestmanagementin 1988 • The numberoflarge sawmills (mills andanM.S. in forestry/ sawingmore than 5 millionboard feet/ • In 1999, 369.7 millioncubic feetof forestmensurationin 1992 year) increased from34 to 38 between industrialroundwoodwereharvested from from NorthernArizona 1996 and 1999 (table 1, fig. 1). At the Wisconsinforests (table 3). This figureisa University Heworkedasa same time, thenumberofmedium-size slightincrease from 1996when359.4 consultantforesterfrom 1992 toSeptember2000and sawmills (mills sawingbetween 1 million millioncubic feetwereharvested. joined theUSDAForest and 5 millionboard feet/year) fellfrom ServiceinSeptember2000. 106 to 73 (table 1, fig. 1). The numberof • Onlyfourspeciesgroups, whichac- Hehasworkedforthe small sawmills (mills sawinglessthan 1 countedfor 10 millioncubicfeetormore ForestInventor}-and millionboard feet/year) increased from ofharvestvolume,hadchangesinharvest AnalysisUnitat theNorth 115 to 197 (table 1, fig. 1). volume of±10 percentormorebetween CentralResearch Station 1996 and 1999. Thesewerejackpine (-10 since thattime. • In 1999,Wisconsin'sprimarywood- percent), redpine (+13 percent), soft James W. Whipple,Wood usingindustryprocessedmore than371 maple (+32 percent), andhardmaple (+15 — UtilizationSpecialist, millioncubic feetofroundwood percent) (table 3). The overallincreasein receivedhisB.S. inforestry decrease of6percent from 1996levels harvestvolume forallspecieswas 3 from MichiganTechnologi- (table 2, fig. 2). percentbetween 1996 and 1999. calUniversityin 1964. He joined theWisconsin • Industrialroundwood receiptsby • In 1999, the percentage ofindustrial Department ofNatural saw-mill'sincreasedby 1 percentoverall roundwoodharvested to produce sawlogs Resourcesasa field forester between 1996 and 1999 (table 2). andpulpw-'oodwasvirtuallyunchanged inJuly 1964andhasbeena Receiptsofsoftwoodroundwoodby from 1996. Infact, the harvestlevelhas UtilizationSpecialistsince 1970. sawmillsincreasedby23 percentwhile beenbasicallystable since the 1988 survey hardwoodreceipts droppedby 2 percent. (table 3, fig. 3). • Industrialroundwood receiptsby • Seventypercentofthe total industrial pulpwoodmillsdecreasedby 7 percent roundwood productionwasharvested from overallbetween 1996and 1999 (table 2). theNortheastand NorthwestUnits (table Receiptsofsoftwood roundwood 3, fig. 4). Afurther21 percentcame from decreasedby 19 percent, accountingfor the CentralUnit. — NORTHWEST UNIT NORTHEAST UNIT SOUTHEAST UNIT Figure 1. Location andnumberofprimary wood-usingmills in Wisconsin, 1999. 2