ODNR Division of Forestry Program Update

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1 ODNR Division of Forestry 2017 Program Update

2 Division of Forestry Mission Statement Our Mission is to Promote and Apply Management for the Sustainable Use and Protection of Ohio s Private and Public Forest Lands

3 Three General Areas to Support the Mission Private Lands Management State Lands Management Administration

4 Private Lands State Lands Service Forestry Timber Mgmt. Urban Forestry Facilities Mgmt. Forest Legacy Recreation Forest Health Forest Health Fire Mgmt. Fire Mgmt.

5 DOF Revenue Sources

6 GRF Trends 50% reduction in GRF allocations

7 Service Forestry

8 Click to edit Master title style Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level 8

9 Ohio Service Forestry 2016 Program 352 new Woodland Stewardship Management Plans New Plans cover 27,572 acres Total Active Plans cover 303,104 acres 1,979 assists provided to Ohio woodland owners Forestry education programs reached over 6,880 people

10 OFTL Accomplishments (provides 50% property tax reduction) 282 woodland owners statewide received five-year anniversary re-inspections in 2015 Foresters now evaluating the 272 certification reviews for FY 2016 To date there are 3,654 properties in the program covering 131,719 acres Currently working on rules changes for program

11 Forest Health

12 Now confirmed in all OH counties Federal quarantine area now within 25 states Dr. Don Cipollini (Wright State Univ.) confirmed EAB repro. on cultivated olive Further research needed Emerald Ash Borer

13 Hemlock Woolly Adelgid 2012 First find of HWA in natural forested setting (Meigs County) 7 counties have now been confirmed ODNR Hemlock Conservation Plan nearly complete Ohio Hemlock Conservation Partnership surveyed nearly 80% of hemlock stands in Hocking Hills in 2016 (no HWA found) Chemical and biological treatments ongoing

14 Asian Longhorned Beetle USDA APHIS eradication project in Clermont County since 2011 As of 2/11/17: 18,846 infested trees detected 18,450 infested trees removed 2.2 million trees surveyed DOF Tree Canopy Enhancement Program has distributed >1,600 trees to affected landowners

15 Thousand Cankers Disease Fungal disease of walnut vectored by the walnut twig beetle (WTB) and possibly other insects ~40 WTB traps have been monitored by DOF across state ~100 WTB traps have been monitored by ODA in/near Butler County No WTB caught since 2013 Possibly due to cold winters temps in 2014 &2015?

16 Urban Forestry Urban Forester Regions

17 2016 Accomplishments 637 Total Urban Forestry Assists 178 Unique Communities Assisted Tree Commission Academy 51 Classes 74 Communities 173 Students Since 2009: 260+ Communities, 1,000+ Students Impacting over 4.6 million Ohioans

18 2016 Accomplishments 6 Regional Urban Forestry Conferences Annual City Forester Symposium Grants: $200,000 to 4 Communities Urban Forest Strike Team Mock Disaster Exercise in Toledo 25 Specialists from OH, MI, PA, WV, & NH

19 2016 Accomplishments EXPO Center Silva Cell Project 14 trees in12,000 ft 3 of soil Treats 18,000 gal. of stormwater Tree City USA 242 Tree City USA Communities Three 40-Year Communities National Leader for 36 Consecutive Years 18 Tree Campus & 5 Tree Line USA s

20 2016 Accomplishments Tree Biomechanics Week ODNR Sponsored Event 8 Research Teams (U.S. & Mexico) Study Structure & Function Tree Canopy Enhancement Program 372 trees to 83 properties within the ALB quarantine Since 2012: 1,600 trees to 300 properties

21 Forest Legacy Little Smokies Project Federal grant funds for conserving working forests 929 acres purchased inholdings at Shawnee two landowners 779 acres & 150 acres Funded primarily through Forest Legacy Program (federal funds, DOF match, partners) Partner funding: NWTF & TNC Closed on transactions on 8/9/2016

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23 State Forest Land Management

24 State Forests 200,186 acres

25 Acquisitions since Significant Transactions 2592 acres Hocking acres Maumee acres Perry 139 acres Pike 244 acres Shawnee 977 acres Tar Hollow 92 acres West Blue Rock 698 acres Zaleski 8 acres Several parcels sold or traded to support the above acquisitions Net Gain 2,241 acres

26 Acquisition Funding Federal Grants Forest Legacy, LWCF Donations State Recreational Vehicle Funding State Forest Fund

27 Certification of Ohio s State Forests In the fall of 2010, the Division of Forestry achieved certification to both the FSC and SFI standards for 200,000 acres of State Forests. State Forests are the only dual-certified forestlands in Ohio. In fall of 2016, the state forest system had its seventh audit with no major or minor non-conformances. Full audit reports are available on the the Division s website.

28 State Forest Timber Sale Program Three types of sales Stumpage Timber Sales competitively bid Merchandised Log Sales competitively bid lots of sorted logs Glatfelter Supply Agreement Sales Vinton Furnace State Forest (Stumpage sales but not competitively bid) Stumpage Sales Last Year: 14 sales advertised totaling 4,254,530 board feet Average bid price was $452 per mbf. Average hardwood sale size is 304 MBF. Bid prospectus sent to over 100 companies. Purchasers are local sawmills and Master Logging Companies FY 2016 Revenue from Stumpage Sales = $3,693, Distribution Formula (DOF 35% of net, costs at ~15%) Local Government Portion = $2,038, DOF Portion (Costs +35%) = $1,654,629.48

29 Forest Grouping State Forests Stumpage Sales Advertised in 2016 # of sales Hardwood BF, Int. Hardwood pulpwood & all Softwood tons Selling Price $/MBF Northern District 1 8, $18,440 n/a Hocking, Blue Rock, Perry, Shade River Zaleski, Vinton Furnace 3 1,623,348 5,012 $746, $ Tar Hollow, Scioto Trail 2 466,680 3,681 $227, $ Pike, Brush Creek, Richland Furnace, Dean 4 1,557,773 3, , $ Shawnee 4 1,227,790 4,510 $555, $ Total 14 4,875,591 17,791 $2,274, $452.24

30 Stumpage Revenue Type Volume $$ Revenue Stumpage $3,693, Cost DOF (15.1%) ($556,760.83) Net $3,136, DOF 35% of Net $1,097, Local Portion 32.5% of Net School Districts (14) $1,019, % of Net Townships (27) $509, % of Net Counties (12) $509, Revenue to DOF Budget $1,654, Cost and 35% of Net

31 Merchandised Log Sales 2 Master Logging Companies work for DOF to harvest timber and deliver logs to our location. DOF staff bucks and sorts logs into lots that are competitively bid. DOF also completes some logging jobs with its own employees. In separate sales including 162 separate lots for a total of 1.8 MMBF

32 Merchandised Log Sales ,787,978 board feet sawtimber harvested and marketed. Revenue from Logs - $1,432,806 = $801/MBF Revenue from Pulpwood - $236, $32.81/ton

33 Questions?