Virginia Harvesting Overview Virginia Harvesting Overview and and Update on VT Forest Operations Projects Update on VT Forest Operations Projects Scott Barrett Scott Barrett Extension Specialist - Forest Operations Extension Specialist - orest Operations Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Department of Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation College College of Natural Resources and Environment of Natural Resources and Environment
Update on the SHARP Logger Program Update on the SHARP Logger Program Andrew Vinson working as an Extension Andrew Vinson working as an Extension Associate Associate With 1/1/18 SHARP Logger renewals With 1/1/18 SHARP Logger renewals we will now be enforcing the SHARP we will now be enforcing the SHARP Logger Update Requirement Logger Update Requirement Enacted in early 2015, with the primary Enacted in early 2015, with the primary goal of ensuring that everyone had a goal of ensuring that everyone had a BMP update at least once every 3 BMP update at least once every 3 years years
SHARP Logger Required Update SHARP Logger Required Update Three hour (3 CE credit) class Three hour (3 CE credit) class BMP Refresher BMP Refresher Logging Safety Refresher Logging Safety Refresher Other relevant topics (sometimes Other relevant topics (sometimes issues that are regionally relevant) issues that are regionally relevant) 291 still need required class Offered this afternoon 11 other update classes planned this year Buena Vista, Buckingham, Caroline, Halifax, Galax, Martinsville, Clifton Forge, Alberta, Pattonsville, Franklin, New Kent
Regional Harvest Characteristics Regional Harvest Characteristics Student class project Student class project Worked in cooperation with Worked in cooperation with the VDOF to analyze harvest the VDOF to analyze harvest notification data across VA notification data across VA We all know harvests vary We all know harvests vary across Virginia, but there is across Virginia, but there is not a lot of data available not a lot of data available VDOF harvest notification VDOF harvest notification data is one of the best data is one of the best sources sources
Regional Harvest Characteristics Regional Harvest Characteristics Looked at harvests over a 1 Looked at harvests over a 1 year period (July year period (July 2015-July 2015-July 2016) 2016) Total of 5,169 harvests Total of 5,169 harvests 4,539 > 5 acres 230,775 acres Analyzed harvests by region Analyzed harvests by region using the data available with using the data available with the notifications the notifications
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Regional Harvest Characteristics Regional Harvest Characteristics Area (acres) harvested by region Area (acres) harvested by region Average tract size (acres) Average tract size (acres)
Area (acres) harvested per logging Area (acres) harvested per logging business by region business by region Area harvested by top 10 loggin Area harvested by top 10 logging businesses in each region g businesses in each region
Total acres harvested by Total acres harvested by region for the top, region for the top, middle, and lower 1/3 of logging businesses middle, and lower 1/3 of logging businesses when grouped by acres harvested per business. when grouped by acres harvested per business.
How do VLA Members Compare to Others? How do VLA Members Compare to Others? Used the same data set as the Used the same data set as the other harvest data other harvest data Logger information based on Logger information based on VDOF NAID VDOF NAID List of all loggers from harvest List of all loggers from harvest notification was compared to notification was compared to list of VLA members list of VLA members 22% of loggers that had notified 22% of loggers that had notified VDOF of a harvest during the 1 VDOF of a harvest during the 1 year period were VLA members year period were VLA members
Area Harvested by VLA Members Area Harvested by VLA Members
VLA member businesses on VLA member businesses on average are larger and more average are larger and more productive (acres harvested) and productive (acres harvested) and accounted for almost 2/3 of all accounted for almost 2/3 of all acres harvested in Virginia. acres harvested in Virginia. But what about BMP But what about BMP implementation scores? implementation scores?
BMP Implementation and VLA Members BMP Implementation and VLA Members The harvest notification data The harvest notification data doesn’t have a BMP score doesn’t have a BMP score We had to go to a different We had to go to a different data set to answer that data set to answer that question question VDOF BMP audits are a VDOF BMP audits are a sample of BMP sample of BMP implementation (240 tracts/ implementation (240 tracts/ year) year) and they provide a score and they provide a score
BMP Implementation and VLA Members BMP Implementation and VLA Members VDOF agreed to provide the VDOF agreed to provide the audit data for two years audit data for two years (480 tracts) for comparison (480 tracts) for comparison to VLA Member list , to VLA Member list , Andrew Vinson analyz Andrew Vinson analyzed d the data the data 243/480 Tracts harvested 243/480 Tracts harvested by VLA Members (50.6%) by VLA Members (50.6%) Good sample - Good sample - (48% of all 48% of all notifications from VLA notifications from VLA members) members)
So How Does So How Does BMP Implementation of VLA BMP Implementation of VLA Members Compare to Non-Members? Members Compare to Non-Members? Well… Well… There’s good news! There’s good news! There’s maybe bad There’s maybe bad news… news… But the bad news is But the bad news is actually pretty good actually pretty good news news
The Good News The Good News BMP implementation scores are significantly BMP implementation scores are significantly higher for VLA members than non-members higher for VLA members than non-members
The Bad News The Bad News They are not a whole lot higher…. They are not a whole lot higher…. Non-members Non-members average was average was 90.13% 90.13% VLA Members VLA Members average was average was 93.24% 93.24%
The Bad News is Actually Pretty Good News… The Bad News is Actually Pretty Good News… BMP Implementation by both groups is good! BMP Implementation by both groups is good! There’s not a whole lot of room to be a whole lot There’s not a whole lot of room to be a whole lot better than average better than average A testament to the hard work, A testament to the hard work, planning and planning and financial commitment that loggers financial commitment that loggers make to make to protect water quality in the Commonwealth protect water quality in the Commonwealth On average, over 90% of all applicable On average, over 90% of all applicable BMPs BMPs were installed appropriately were installed appropriately
Update on Other VA Tech Forest Update on Other VA Tech Forest Operations Projects Operations Projects TEAM SAFE Trucking research project TEAM SAFE Trucking research project Neila Cole – will be graduating in May BMP upgrades at stream crossings BMP upgrades at stream crossings Chandler Dangle – will be graduating in May We will be hosting the COFE We will be hosting the COFE Meeting in Meeting in Williamsburg in 2018 Williamsburg in 2018
st Annual Mee 41 41 st Annual Meeting ing July 1 July 15-1 -18, 20 8, 2018 Williamsbu Williamsburg, Vir g, Virginia inia Williamsbur Williamsburg Lodge Lodge
Hosts and Sponsors Hosts and Sponsors Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation Forest Operations and Business Research Cooperative Enviva Enviva Biomass iomass Signature Sponsor Host of field trip Sponsor of themed tavern dinner
Thanks! Thanks! Publications can be found at Publications can be found at http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/ http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/ Scott Barrett Scott Barrett Extension Specialist - Extension Specialist - Forest Operations orest Operations Virginia Tech Virginia Tech sbarrett@vt.e sbarrett@ t.edu 540-231-6702 540-231-6702 Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation College College of Natural Resources and Environment of Natural Resources and Environment
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