SLIDE 1 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 - Extension Specialist - Forest 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
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SLIDE 2 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
SLIDE 3 SHARP Logger Required Update SHARP Logger Required Update
Three hour (3 CE credit) class Three hour (3 CE credit) class
BMP 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
SLIDE 4 Regional Harvest Characteristics Regional Harvest Characteristics
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
SLIDE 5 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
- 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)
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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
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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.
SLIDE 10 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
- ther harvest data
- ther 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
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Area Harvested by VLA Members Area Harvested by VLA Members
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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?
SLIDE 14 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 sample of BMP sample of BMP implementation (240 tracts/ implementation (240 tracts/ year) year) and they provide a score and they provide a score
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- 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 by VLA Members (50.6%) by VLA Members (50.6%)
Good sample - (48% of all 48% of all notifications from VLA notifications from VLA members) members)
BMP Implementation and VLA Members BMP Implementation and VLA Members
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Well…
There’s good news!
There’s maybe bad news… news…
But the bad news is actually pretty good actually pretty good news news So How Does So How Does BMP Implementation of VLA BMP Implementation of VLA Members Compare to Non-Members? Members Compare to Non-Members?
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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 Good News The Good News
SLIDE 18 They are not a whole lot higher…. They are not a whole lot higher….
Non-members average was average was 90.13% 90.13%
VLA Members average was average was 93.24% 93.24%
The Bad News The Bad News
SLIDE 19 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
SLIDE 20 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
SLIDE 21 41 41st
st Annual Mee
Annual Meeting ing July 1 July 15-1
8, 2018 Williamsbu Williamsburg, Vir g, Virginia inia
Williamsbur Williamsburg Lodge Lodge
SLIDE 22 Hosts and Sponsors Hosts and Sponsors
Virginia Tech
- Department of Forest Resources &
Environmental Conservation
- Forest Operations and Business
Research Cooperative
Enviva Biomass iomass
- Signature Sponsor
- Host of field trip
- Sponsor of themed tavern dinner
SLIDE 23 Scott Barrett Scott Barrett
Extension Specialist - Extension Specialist - Forest Operations
Virginia Tech Virginia Tech sbarrett@ sbarrett@vt.e t.edu 540-231-6702 540-231-6702 Department of Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation College College of Natural Resources and Environment
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