Summary Presentation to the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee March 12, 2014 Olympia, WA Report was made possible by the generous support the Washington Hardwoods Commission and the McIntire-Stennis federal cooperative forestry research program. For specific questions about the assessment, please contact Mr. Luke Rogers, Dr. John Perez-Garcia or Institute of Forest Resources, Director Dr. Bruce Bare Report website:

4 Questions Posed How much hardwood growing stock currently exists in WA What is the age (or size) class and location of the inventory What ownerships currently manage the growing stock How much volume is under riparian management regulations

There are 19.8 BBF of Current Growing Stock MBF / Mgt Zone & Owner Type Uplands Core Buffer Inner Buffer Outer Buffer Wetland Buffer Total (MBF) Large Private4,307,0401,547,024461,196167,31233,5566,516,129 Small Private5,370,358735,792430,316176,02084,5776,797,062 State1,639,0891,940,5493,579,638 Tribal344,208211,068555,276 Federal860,1941,096,2991,956,493 Other Public303,92955,26027,52212,1092,369401,189 Total (MBF)12,824,8173,645,4442,859,584355,441120,50119,805,786

There are 19.8 BBF of Current Growing Stock MBF / Mgt Zone & Owner Type Uplands Core Buffer Inner Buffer Outer Buffer Wetland Buffer Total (MBF) Large Private4,307,0401,547,024461,196167,31233,5566,516,129 Small Private5,370,358735,792430,316176,02084,5776,797,062 State1,639,0891,940,5493,579,638 Tribal344,208211,068555,276 Federal860,1941,096,2991,956,493 Other Public303,92955,26027,52212,1092,369401,189 Total (MBF)12,824,8173,645,4442,859,584355,441120,50119,805,786 Not all of the 19.8 BBF are available for harvest

There are 19.8 BBF of Current Growing Stock MBF / Mgt Zone & Owner Type Uplands Core Buffer Inner Buffer Outer Buffer Wetland Buffer Total (MBF) Large Private4,307,0401,547,024461,196167,31233,5566,516,129 Small Private5,370,358735,792430,316176,02084,5776,797,062 State1,639,0891,940,5493,579,638 Tribal344,208211,068555,276 Federal860,1941,096,2991,956,493 Other Public303,92955,26027,52212,1092,369401,189 Total (MBF)12,824,8173,645,4442,859,584355,441120,50119,805,786 Around 12.8 BBF are located outside buffer areas

Current Growing Stock on Uplands Management Zone by Diameter Class: 12.8 BBF

Available for Harvests (in RED): 7.8 BBF compared with current growing stock on uplands management zone (in BLUE)

Current Growing Stock19.8BBF All Buffers-6.5BBF Other*-5.0BBF Available for Harvests**8.3BBF *These include leave tree requirement and trees too small to harvests due to minimum age requirements of different owners. **There was no attempt by the study team to adjust the inventory by calculating the volume that is economically feasible to harvest.

Current Growing Stock on Uplands Management Zone by Diameter Class: 12.8 BBF (in BLUE) Available for Harvests (in RED) Harvest volume: BBF (in GREEN)

Available for Harvest by Owner Type (BBF)

Area% acresCounties North Coast13.8%Clallam, Jefferson South Coast18.3%Grays Harbor, Pacific North Puget Sound24.2%Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, San Juan, Island South Puget Sound13.7%Pierce, Kitsap, Mason, Thurston Southwest29.9%Lewis, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Skamania, Clark, Yakima Location of Available for Harvest Volume

Summary How much hardwood growing stock currently exists in WA? – 8.3 BBF available – Available growing stock is increasing over time Harvest levels are less than the growth on inventory – Economic availability was not studied What is the age (or size) class and location of the inventory? – 70% is greater than 15 inches in diameter – 54% of acres in Southwest (30%) and North Puget Sound (24%) What ownerships currently manage the growing stock? – Small private and large private owners each have one-third of acres How much volume is under riparian management regulations? – 3.6 BBF in core buffer zone – 2.9 BBF in inner buffer zone – 0.4 in outer buffer zone – 0.1 in wetlands buffer zone