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1 MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Division of Forestry

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9 Other major programs: Private Forest Management Urban and Community Forestry Insect and Disease Management Urban and Community Forestry Forestry Education and Outreach

10 Kent A. Jacobson MNDNR Division of Forestry Programs: Timber Sales and Utilization & Marketing

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12 Direct Effect Multiplier Effect Employment 29,700 jobs 63,370 jobs Annual Payroll $1.5 billion $3.2 billion Value of Shipments $8.9 billion $16.1 billion Value Added $3.0 billion $7.0 billion State & Local Taxes Paid $212 million $446 million Direct: MNDEED, US Census and US Dept. of Commerce, BEA. Multiplier: Benchmark economic multipliers from: Skurla, James A. UMD.

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16 Minnesota Forest Resources Council: Forest Management Guidelines - Water Quality, Wildlife, Riparian, Soil Productivity, Cultural Resources, Visual Quality Wildlife Surveys (moose, songbirds, etc.) Insect and Disease (gypsy moth, emerald ash borer) Minnesota Biological Surveys (rare and sensitive) Invasive Species (buckthorn, earthworms, tansy) Forest Inventory Analysis FIA (growth, mortality, age) Certification Standards and 3 rd Party Audits

17 How Measured: Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) USDA Forest Service and Minnesota DNR System of permanent plots all ownerships Program to measure plots 20% annually Acres and Trees Growth Mortality Removals Other data, changes Monitoring of changes over time

18 1) Canopy density 2) Ownership 3) County group Phase 2 18,127 plots 6,139 forested Phase plots 183 forested

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20 2012 Harvest by Ownership Industry Lands 10% Federal 7% Private & Tribal 30% State 28% County 25%

21 Minnesota Timberland Ownership Industry, 7% USFS, 11% other Federal, 1% Private, 41% State, 24% County and Municipal, 16%

22 DNR Timber Sales 10-Year History Planned Offered Sold Harvested Thousands of Cords State Fiscal Year

23 Bringing Everything Together Jon Nelson MNDNR Division of Forestry Forest Policy & Planning

24 1. Forests are important to Minnesota Economic Ecological Social 2. Minnesota needs a healthy forest industry Economic contributions Primary tool to maintain healthy, diverse forests 3. #1 and #2 depend on a sustainable forest management approach

25 Statutes/Rules Policy and Planning Forest Certification

26 Sustainable Forest Resources Act (MS 89A) Policy It is the policy of the state to pursue the sustainable management, use, and protection of the state's forest resources to achieve the state's economic, environmental, and social goals Minnesota Forest Resources Council (MFRC) Broad definition of forest resources (MS 89)

27 Statewide MN Forest Resources Council Vision, goals, and policy priorities Landscape level MFRC Regional Landscape Plans (cross ownership) Site level MFRC Site Level Forest Management Guidelines (i.e., BMPs)

28 Individual Landowner Plans National Forest plans DNR Section Forest Resource Management Plan County forest management plans Tribal forest plans Individual private landowner plans (e.g., Stewardship plans)

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30 SFRMPs identify both: 1. Strategic forest management directions such as: General Direction Statements (GDS) Strategies, Desired Future Conditions (DFC), and 2. A 10-year list of stands that: Will be field visited during plan implementation Provides the best opportunity to implement the plan s strategic direction through timber harvest or other management.

31 Desired Forest Age-Class Distributions Forest Composition and Regeneration Spatial Issues Riparian and Aquatic Resources Forest Access Routes Forest Products Wildlife Habitat and Biological Diversity Forest Pests/Forest Health Climate Change Maintaining Visual Quality of Forest Lands Protecting Cultural Resources

32 Use of Harvest Schedule Modeling To inform planning decisions by examining various timber harvest scenarios Use of recorded webinars to engage stakeholders and the public Introduction Harvest scenarios Draft Plan

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