http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/um/forest-resources-report-2017.pdf
thanks for sharing - this whole "permit to log" thing is fascinating. State forest land? Or county? I'll have to watch again. Balsam is for xmas trees? I'm looking at a permit sold by the county for harvesting on tax-forfeited land. Says to leave down snags and "den" trees. interesting. Also to leave Ash and Cedar trees...And leave Balsam and Spruce less than 5 inch diameter. Cool. And the person paid up front $1300 and then is expected to pay another $12K or so - once the timber is cut and sold. Fascinating.
And then says the County Forester can stop the sale if the site is being damaged. (I don't imagine this every gets done?) hmm. Also the difference between Appraised Price and Bid price? So you already have a buyer lined up before you bid - I wonder if that is the norm. Is it typical to then just haul the harvest to the local mill to sell your harvest?
"Minnesota has 20 million more large trees (19 inches or more in diameter) than it had 60 years ago. Only 1% of Minnesota’s forestland is harvested each year, and more than three times as much wood is grown each year to replace it. The DNR administers nearly 5 million acres of forestland, half of which — by law or policy — will never see a logging truck. State parks, Scientific Natural Areas, designated old-growth and other buffer areas provide 2.3 million acres of older forests for fishers and associated species, deer thermal cover and other values. Similar set-aside lands in national forests, county lands and national parks amount to another 2 million acres."
Kristen Bergstrand, Timber Utilization & Marketing Consultant Resource Assessment, Division of Forestry, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources 483 Peterson Road, Grand Rapids, MN 55744
So she calls Balsam a "soft wood harvest" - does she help you SELL your harvest? That sounds pretty sweet. 5th largest employer in Minnesota in the manufacturing sector - timber harvest. Ah so you sell your Balsam to UPM? You mentioned UPM as that is Blandin Paper mill. OK I see now Balsam is used for paper products...or OSB. Says Blandin shut down 150 jobs...
Wow the Larch or Tamarck bark is also sold for Larch arabinogalactan extract as a medicinal! wild. produces a gum underneath its bark that Native Americans chewed for its sweet taste and medicinal qualities. Both the gum and an infusion of the bark have been used as a dressing for wounds and a treatment for sore throats, coughs, colds, and tuberculosis."
I have a lot of Tamarack trees - I had NO idea that the resin is an extract product. I'm gonna harvest some to chew. haha. OK so you are converting the Cord price to pounds with 4700 pounds as 1 cord. What did you say it was? $10 a pound? I'll rewatch.
"But demand for other forest industry products such as paper for books, brochures, magazines and oriented strand board for new home construction hasn’t been as strong. “At first, we thought we’d be kind of immune from the impacts,” said Dane. “But our mills and the products they produce are being impacted by schools (K-12) and colleges being closed.” The result has been temporary shutdowns at a number of northeastern Minnesota wood products plants."
right. Interesting the difference between Timberland and Forestland (that is reserved for harvesting).... "
wood products made from state-managed trees carry with them the guarantee that the loggers who harvested the wood did their work in a way that protects forests for the future."
Do you think that is true and if so why? Because it is selectively logged and the smaller trees are left behind? Or ...? OK so Private land is the single largest timber source but State and County land are almost the same - and together are much more than private land harvest.
If Federal is included than with County and State the harvesting is TWICE as much as on Private land. Fascinating. 51% of harvest is for paper and pulp.
So based on the management and rotation of harvest - the current harvesting of pulp paper is down almost half compared to 20 years ago. But the harvest numbers will go back up. The Forest Stewardship Program provides landowner assistance on timber harvesting and sales." Ok I learned enough for know.
haha. thanks
https://pinnguaq.com/learn/mshkiigwaatikohns-tea-traditional-nerve-medicine/
Mshkiigwaatikohns medicine was provided to early settlers by First Nation peoples in order to prevent and treat scurvy. Mshkiigwaatikohns have antiseptic properties due to the natural occurrence of bornyl acetate, a volatile oil that acts as an expectorant.
Tamarack bark is recognized as having multiple phenolic flavonoids that have the advantage of being able to cross the blood-brain barrier because they are naturally occurring. This allows healing to address diseases in the brain such as Alzheimer’s disease. One of these phenolic flavonoids is called dihydroquercetin. It provides protection by helping vitamin C recirculate through the body and enables it to last longer inside the body because of its ability to limit the inactivation or oxidation of vitamin C. This makes it effective for treating diabetes-related issues and aging in general.
One compound, called arabinogalactans, is found concentrated in the wood burls of tamarack. It plays a significant role in reducing inflammation in the upper respiratory tract, which makes it amazing for treating upper respiratory infections.
Ah I think I saw a Porcupine on my land!!
Porcupines commonly feed on the inner bark of tamarack and deform the stem or kill the tree
Larch arabinogalactan is a fiber that ferments in the intestine. It might increase intestinal bacteria, such as Lactobacillus, and have other effects that could be beneficial to digestive tract health. There is also information that suggests larch arabinogalactan might boost the immune system and help prevent cancer cells in the liver from growing.
When taken by mouth: Larch arabinogalactan is LIKELY SAFE when eaten in food amounts. It's POSSIBLY SAFE when taken in higher doses of 1.5-8.4 grams daily for less than 6 months. It can cause side effects such as bloating and intestinal gas (flatulence).
Female cones (which produce seeds) of the Pinaceae family grow above male cones (which produce pollen). This ensures that the pollen of the same tree does not drop and fertilize the female cones, but rather relies on wind pollination from other trees to promote genetic diversity and integrity. Larch was used as medicine by various North American tribes for various reasons. The Abenaki tribe utilized a tea of the bark for coughs; Abitibi people used the leaves and inner bark for sore throats; Chippewa tribe would use a poultice of the inner bark for burns, and the Menominee would use a poultice of the inner bark for inflammation; The Algonquin people used a tea of the young branches as a laxative; Montagnais people used a tea of the bark and buds as a diuretic and expectorant; Ojibwa would crush the leaves and bark and apply for headaches, and would use an herbal steam for aching muscles as well as an air cleanser.
. The bark can be used to treat rheumatism, jaundice, and skin complaints, and as a poultice for wounds. Resin exuding from the bark was collected by native N Americans as a chewing gum, which also relieved indigestion.
I don't understand how a CORD of wood only sells for $2.50 !!! That's crazy.
OH that's the cost of the PERMIT!! Wow. Now I get it. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coconino/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD727168
The minimum cost for a permit is $20, with a maximum purchase of 12 cords per household in 2020. This year, tags for ponderosa pine and mixed conifer species (spruce, fir, other pine, etc.) are colored orange and have been reduced to $2.50 per cord. All other species tags, including aspen, oak, juniper and maple, are colored blue and remain at $5 per cord.
https://www.taxpayer.net/article/congressional-subsidies-for-private-logging/
The U.S. Forest Service loses hundreds of millions of dollars each year selling timber from our national forests. Taxpayers for Common Sense found that the Forest Service timber sale program lost over $400 million fiscal year (FY) 1998. Additionally, Congress’ Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that the federal timber program cost the American taxpayer over $2 billion from 1992-1997.
Highway Robbery.
The GAO reported that timber road construction cost American taxpayers $245 million from 1992-1994. Despite this, President Bush proposed more than $50.9 million in FY02 for new timber road construction. There are already more than 440,000 miles of roads in the national forest System – enough to circle the globe 17 times.
The Forest Service uses taxpayer dollars to pay for the engineering and design costs of building and reconstructing logging roads in national forests.
Until 1999, most logging road construction projects were subsidized through the Purchaser Road Credit (PRC) program. Timber companies constructed logging roads in exchange for “free” national forest trees. With this long-standing subsidy off the books, the American public will save an average of $50 million per year, according to the Congressional Research Service.
But it’s more than just roads . . .Logging roads aren’t the only subsidy that timber corporations receive. The Forest Service consistently charges timber companies far less for national forest timber than it costs the agency to prepare and administer the sales. As a result, these timber operations are subsidized by appropriating tax dollars to make up the difference.
An analysis by Taxpayers for Common Sense revealed that the federal timber sale program lost $407 million in FY98. The GAO found that the Forest Service lost more than $1 billion from 1995–1997, and more than $2 billion from 1992-1997, more than $333 million each year!
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