Pacific Northwest Research Station

Title: Estimating sawmill processing capacity for Tongass timber: 2003 and 2004 update.

Author: Brackley, Allen M.; Parrent, Daniel J.; Rojas, Thomas D.

Date: 2006

Source: Res. Note PNW-RN-553. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 18 p

Station ID: RN-PNW-553

Description: In spring 2004 and 2005, sawmill capacity and wood utilization information was collected for selected mills in southeast Alaska. The collected information is required to prepare information for compliance with Section 705(a) of the Tongass Timber Reform Act. The total capacity in the region (active and inactive mills) was 370,350 thousand board feet (mbf) Scribner log scale during both calendar years (CYs) 2003 and 2004. The capacity of active mills for the same periods was 255,350 mbf. This is a 7.4-percent increase in active capacity from CY 2002 (237,850 mbf) to CY 2004. The actual volume of material processed during CY 2004 was 31,027 mbf Scribner log scale. This is a 21.9-percent reduction over CY 2002 (39,702 mbf Scribner log scale).

Keywords: Alaska sawmills, mill capacity, timber usage

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Brackley, Allen M.; Parrent, Daniel J.; Rojas, Thomas D.  2006.  Estimating sawmill processing capacity for Tongass timber: 2003 and 2004 update..   Res. Note PNW-RN-553. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 18 p.