Forest Products

One of the strategic goals of the Forest Service is to provide and sustain benefits to the American People. To accomplish this goal, one of the objectives is to provide a reliable supply of forest products over time consistent with achieving the desired conditions on National Forest System (NFS) lands and to maintain or create processing capacity and infrastructure in local communities. (USDA Forest Service Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012, July 2007 (PDF, 2.0 MB))

Forest products include materials derived from a forest for commercial use such as lumber and paper, and also "special forest products" such as medicinal herbs, fungi, edible fruits and nuts, and other natural products.

• Forest Products Sold and Harvested from the National Forests and Grasslands
  Reports of total volumes and values of all convertible forest products sold and harvested from the National Forest System lands and National Grasslands agency-wide, and by organizational unit, on a quarterly basis, and for the full calendar and fiscal years.
• Periodic Timber Sale Accomplishment Reports (PTSAR)
  Reports timber sale accomplishments for Advertisement, Bid Opening, Award, and official agency timber volume targets and attainment.
• Special Forest Products
  Products or natural resources from the National Forests that are not the traditional timber and fiber products.
• Timber Sale and Forest Products Contract Forms
  The Forest Service sells timber and special forest products on a variety of contract forms based on the complexity and/or value of the sale.  Guidance for the use of these contract forms can be found in FSH 2409.18, Chapter 50, Section 53.
• Tree Marking Paint
  The National Headquarter's Forest Management Staff provides information, specifications, and meeting notes about tree marking paint.
• TSPIRS Reports
  The Timber Sale Program Information Reporting System (TSPIRS), a reporting system designed to provide information of the benefits and costs of selling national forest timber.

Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/forestmanagement/products/index.shtml
Last modified: Monday, 28-Nov-2011 18:50:47 EST