Accelerated Restoration on Federal Lands and the Positive Effect on Solid

Wood, Pulp, and Biomass SupplySteve Brink

Vice President-Public ResourcesCalifornia Forestry Association

What’s the Plan?Congress directs 20% increase in wood supplyAdministration responds with – it will take us 3 years

to get from 2.4 billion board feet sold to 3.0Forest Products Target includes sawlog, fuelwood,

pulp, and biomassAdministration recognizes they have at least 65

million acres at risk to insects, disease, and wildfirePace will increase from 3.7 million acres in 2011 to 4

million acres in 2012Forest Products Target 2.4 bbf in 2011; 2.6 in 2012;

2.8 in 2013; 3.0 in 2014

Expanding Mechanical Thinning

Increase in mechanical treatment from 195,000 acres in 2011 to 211,700 acres in 2012

Increase to 228,000 acres in 2013 and 244,000 acres in 2014

Increased Efficiency3 new Categorical Exclusions including one for

Restoration

Use of Objection Process for all NEPA documents

Improved NEPA ProceduresFocused EAs (15 pages instead of 150 pages)Adaptive EISs (anticipate changes such as bark beetle

kill)

Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act (CFLRA)

20 projects selected nationwide; funded at $40 million

Increase in opportunity for more forest health and fuels reduction

Federal Forest Resource Coalition (FFRC)

National Coalition both small and large companies & regional trade associations

In 24 States

Coalition members employ over 350,000 workers

Over 650 Mills

Payroll in excess of $19 Billion

Influence of FFRC in 2012

Instrumental in getting Congress to set a wood supply target; first time since 1992

Instrumental in getting the Target raised to 3.0 billion board feet (Sawlog, Pulp, Fuelwood, Biomass)

Instrumental in maintaining funding levels for forest products budget line items

Influence of FFRC in 2013Will Lobby For:

Increase in wood supply to 3.5 billion board feetIncrease in forest products budget by 10%Restore fuels reduction budget to 2011 levelsRestore Roads budget to 2011 levelsReauthorize Stewardship Contracting; incorporate a

Goal of retaining existing industry infrastructure“Intelligent Project Design”

In Summary

We should see a continual increase in wood supply (Sawlogs, Pulpwood, and Biomass) from Federal Land

With Intelligent Project Design, we could certainly see an improvement in ability to economically move forest by-products and small diameter material