1. Recent Happenings at SRS-FIA JT Vogt, Deputy Program Manager Tom Brandeis, Section Head, Resource Analysis John Coulston, Section Head, Methods Andrew Hartsell James Bentley Consuelo Brandeis

2. OBJECTIVES A (very) brief introduction, since I am just meeting most of you for the first time Some timely data on southern forests and the forest industry Research update from our Methods & Techniques section

3. A Brief Introduction Hired as Deputy Program Manager 02/2011 1 ½ years with Industry (Technical Director) 8 years with ARS (Lead Scientist, Research Entomologist) 2 years with Oklahoma State University (Fire Ant Research & Education Specialist) Auburn University, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville & Tusculum College I am at your service! jtvogt@fs.fed.usjtvogt@fs.fed.us (865) 862-2035 Jt Vogt (on FB)

4. Long-Term Economic Relationships Between Forests and the Forest Industry in the southern U.S. FIA received a recent request from Washington to produce regional documents relating to recent economic trends and the forest industry SRS – Timber Products Output had observed some interesting trends in facilities and outputs The following is an update on some of the data; this is in DRAFT form and I ask that it not be shared

5. Roundwood production for all products by species group and year in the South

6. Number of sawmills, Southern Region, 1970 to 2009

7. Number of primary wood-using plants by type of mill, Southern Region, 1970 to 2009

8. Forest sector direct impact effect on employment in the U.S. Southern region, 2004 to 2009

9. Southwide timberland area by stand origin and survey, 1985 to 2010

10. Southwide timberland area by treatment type and survey period, 1985 to 2010

11. Average annual growth of all-live trees on southern timberlands by species group and survey period, 1985 to 2010

12. Average annual removals of all-live trees on southern timberlands by species group and survey period, 1985 to 2010

13. Monitoring Forest/Non-Forest Land Use Conversion Rates with Annual Inventory Data, by Francis A. Roesch (SRS-FIA) and Paul C. Van Deusen (NCASI). Research to Address Not Only “What is There?” but also “How is it Changing?”

14. Biomass Availability in The South The are approximately 215 million acres of forest land with 325 billion cubic feet of timber in the South. However, the availability for fiber, lumber, and energy is constrained: Management constraints Physical constraints Economic constraints The scope of this research is to model available biomass under these constraints in a spatially and temporally specific manner using FIA data, timber prices, and other data. Models will support broad scale economic modeling and forecasting efforts (e.g. Southeastern Regional Timber Supply model -- SERTS) Collaborators: Bob Abt (NC State) Karen Abt (US FS SRS) John Coulston (US FS SRS) Fred Cubbage (NC State)

15. Contacts Tom Brandeis - tjbrandeis@fs.fed.us John Coulston - jcoulston@fs.fed.us