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1 Land Management Plan for the Hofmann Forest: Emerging Ecosystem Markets Jamie Blackwell Yuan Fang Russell Myers Chelsey Walden-Schreiner

2 Hofmann Forest Located in costal NC Management plan for 12,046 acres out of 80,000 acres

3 Current Management Land allocations Current value of management options (current prices): $14,147,223.65

4 Current Management Loblolly $ 7,491,295.18 Longleaf $ 3,295,752.72 Ag Leases $ 609,319.85 Wetland Mitigation Banking $ 2,750,855.90 Total BAU Value $14,147,223.65 Note: Timber prices from TimberMart South 1 st Quarter, 2011

5 Current Management Current land use map

6 Planning Process Planning Goals: –Generate at least business as usual revenues –Leverage underutilized resources –Encourage ecosystem services

7 Biomass Harvesting Market Outlook –History of biomass harvesting in Hofmann –Craven Wood Energy (New Bern, NC) Considerations: –Logistics –Costs –Fire break Proposed Harvest Location (1350 acres)

8 Biomass Harvesting Potential biomass harvesting buffer map

9 Biomass Harvesting Potential Revenue 5 year understory harvest (15 tons/ac) –$20/ac net revenue NPV: $20,174.97

10 Stream Restoration Market Outlook –Camp Lejeune expansion –18% growth rate Stream Restoration Potential: 10,570 linear feet Considerations –Land cover –Verifying impairment

11 Stream Restoration Proposed Stream Restoration Locations

12 Stream Restoration Potential Revenue –Credit Price: $242/linear foot Total Value for 10570 linear feet –$2,559,208.4 NPV –$2,122,049.00 www.tu.org

13 Hunting Leases Market Outlook Hunting lease precendent in Hofmann Hunting in high-demand in Onslow Co www.ncfishandgame.com

14 Hunting Leases Varible Lease Sizes 120 acres – 2400 Acres

15 Hunting Lease Potential Revenue: Bidding Process –$5/acre average (11,839 acres) –SEV: $1,045,860.93

16 Adaptive Management Considerations for Adaptive Management: Biomass Harvesting –Tons/acre estimate and harvest rotation –Costs/demand Hunting Leases –Adaptation of bidding system (price, plot size)

17 Summary

18 Proposed Land Use BAU Total Value -$14,147,223.65 Increase in Value -$3,188,085.11 Proposed Total Value -$17,335,308.75 www.pinchot.org

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