TIMBER PRODUCTS OUTPUT UPDATEBrian Walters

Outline• TPO Reports

• Finished Reports• Current Reports• Future Report Schedule

• National TPO Database• Mill Questionnaire• Structure• Data Entry• Future

Recent TPO Reports• Completed and

published• Indiana 2008• Iowa 2005• Maryland 2008• West Virginia 2007

• In editing or layout• Kansas 2009• Missouri 2009• Nebraska 2009• North Dakota 2009• South Dakota 2009• Wisconsin 2008

• Report in process• Connecticut 2010-2011• Delaware 2011• Massachusetts 2010• Michigan 2008 and 2010• Minnesota 2010• Minnesota Fuelwood 2012• New Jersey 2010• New York 2006• Ohio 2010• Rhode Island 2010• Pulpwood 2007-2011

Tentative Future Schedule• 2012

• Illinois• Iowa• Maine• Michigan• Missouri*• New Hampshire• New York• Pennsylvania*• Vermont• West Virginia• Pulpwood

• 2013• Indiana• Maryland• Minnesota• Ohio• Wisconsin

• And Beyond…• Kansas (2014)• Nebraska (2014)• North Dakota (2014)• South Dakota (2014)• Connecticut (2014)• Massachusetts (2015)• New Jersey (2015)• Rhode Island (2015)• Delaware (2016)

Residential Fuelwood Use of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York

Northeastern States Research Cooperative, competitive grant

Project Goals1)Determine the quantity and sources of forest resources harvested and consumed for residential fuelwood, via phone survey

2)Analysis and publication of residential fuelwood statistics within the context of forest resources to inform sustainable management

Products and Outcomes•Basic initial report for each state with executive summary, charts, and detailed tabular results•Regional Resource Bulletin

NATIONAL TPO DATABASE

Primary Mill Questionnaire

Primary Mill Questionnaire

Primary Mill Questionnaire

• OPM Approval• Comment period over• Internal review

TPO Processing SystemOverview

RAW_TPOWORK_TPOLOAD_TPO

NIMS_TPOCalc/convert

CORE Report Tables (pubs)

Test Data

Raw Data Tables

Data Entry Tool

RAW_TPOWORK_TPOLOAD_TPO

NIMS_TPOCalc/convert

CORE Report Tables (pubs)

Data Entry Tool – Mill Info

Data Entry Tool – Mill Info

Data Entry Tool – Roundwood

Data Entry Tool – Roundwood

Data Entry Tool – Roundwood

Data Entry Tool – Roundwood

Data Entry Tool – Equipment

Data Entry Tool – Residues

Documentation

The Future• Load past regional data into the national database

• UNLV cooperator is working on Southern Research Station data• NRS data next

• Use new mill questionnaire• Pending OMB approval• Should be ready for 2012 survey year

• Publicly available TPO database• Still working on mill privacy concerns• Combining county data

QUESTIONS?