Estimating impact of potential regulatory constrains on future wood supply in Georgia based on diverse sources of data Michal Zasada 1,2 , Chris J. Cieszewski 1 , Roger C. Lowe 1 , Don Reimer 3 1 Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; 2 Department of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland; 3 DR Systems Inc., Nanaimo, BC, Canada 2004 Western Mensurationists Meeting, Warm Springs, OR
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Estimating impact of potential regulatory constrains on future wood supply in Georgia based on diverse sources of data
Michal Zasada1,2, Chris J. Cieszewski1, Roger C. Lowe1, Don Reimer3
1Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; 2Department of Dendrometry and Forest Productivity, Faculty of Forestry, Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland; 3DR Systems Inc., Nanaimo, BC,
Canada
2004 Western Mensurationists Meeting, Warm Springs, OR
Sustainability project “Long-term sustainability analysis of
forest resources in Georgia and assessment of potential effects of riparian zones and other regulatory and business constraints”
Granted in 2001 by the Georgia TIP3 committee
Already in its final stage
Why?
Forestry in the state of Georgia
Current situation of the region and the state
Georgia ~24 million acres of commercial
forests the highest area of commercial
forests in the US 66% of the total area of the state growing stock ~35 billion cf annual harvest over 1.5 billion cf