Understanding Your Environment:

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1 Understanding Your Environment: Forests, Trees and Responsible Wood Products Katie Fernholz, Dovetail Partners Provider: Marvin Windows and Doors Provider #: J044

2 AIA Best Practices Marvin Windows and Doors is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to CES Records for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for AIA and non AIA members are available on demand at Marvin.com/AIA. This program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional registration. This course will not be used to promote or market products or services during the educational portion of the course. Questions related to specific materials, methods and services should be directed to the program instructor following this educational presentation. In order to receive credit for the course, please be sure that your name is included on the sign in sheet

3 Course Description slide This presentation addresses forests and forestry in theunited States.

4 Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to: Understand basic forest ecology concepts Consider historic and current forest conditions in the U.S. Understand basic forest management strategies Better understand wood as a responsible and green material

5 Forestry Quick Quiz!

6 Question #1: The area covered by forests in the U.S. today is approximately % of the forested area that existed in a. 72 percent b. 50 percent c. 33 percent d. 17 percent

7 Question #2: True (T) or False (F). The geographic area that encompasses the United States today has more forest coverage than it did in 1920.

8 Question #2: True (T) or False (F). The geographic area that encompasses the United States today has more forest coverage than it did d in 1920.

9 Question #3: Which of the following statements most accurately describes U.S. forests: a) Forest harvest exceeds growth by 20 percent. b) Forest harvest exceeds growth by 5 percent. c) Forest harvest roughly equals growth. d) Forest growth exceeds harvest by 20 percent. e) Forest growth exceeds harvest by 70 percent.

10 Question #3: Which of the following statements most accurately describes U.S. forests: a) Forest harvest exceeds growth by 20 percent. b) Forest harvest exceeds growth by 5 percent. c) Forest harvest roughly equals growth. d) Forest growth exceeds harvest by 20 percent. e) Forest growth exceeds harvest by 70 percent.

11 Where do forests grow in North America?

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15 Forest area trends in the United States by major region, Source: Forest Resources of the United States, 2007

16 Forestland Ownership in the United States

17 1930 s, Eroded lands which became part of the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois Sources: ROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003853&navid= &pnavid=null&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&ttype=main&pname=Shawnee%20National%20Forest %20Home

18 What do we know about growing trees?

19 Sources: Dovetail Partners,

20 Forest Succession Source:

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22 Stocking Chart for Douglas Fir Source:

23 Forestry Laws Examples: Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (RPA) Wilderness Act of 1964 US Forest Service Law Enforcement Lacey Act Illegal Logging Canadian Environmental Protection Act Consolidated Statutes of Canada, Chapter C.15 Fisheries Act (Canada), Revised Statutes 1985, Chapter F.14 and Ontario Fisheries Regulations Forestry Act (Canada), Consolidated Statutes of Canada, Chapter F 30 Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994, S.O. 1994, c. 25 (CFSA) Endangered Species Act, S.O. 2007, c. 6 Professional Foresters Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 18

24 Tools for Assuring Accountability Best Management Practices (BMPs) State, Federal and Provincial monitoring and forest inventory programs Continuing Education Professional Logger Training and Certification Third Party Forest Certification

25 So, are our forests being sustainably managed?

26 U.S. Timber Growth and Removals, Billions of cubic feet/ year This does not include forest tlands that t are designated as reserves or preserves. Source: USDA - Forest Service Forest Resources of the United States.

27 Proportion of U.S. forest in reserved status by subregion, Source: Forest Resources of the United States, The U.S. has three times as much reserved land as we had in About14% of total forest land in the USisinreserves in or preserves.

28 Standing Timber Inventory U.S Source: USDA-Forest Service, 2007.

29 Colorado, 2010 Pine bark bettle

30 Acres of Wildland Fire in the United States, Million Acres Source: Forest Resources of the United States, 2007

31 Forestry is the most sustainable of all the primary industries that provide us with ihenergy and materials. Patrick kmoore, co founder of Greenpeace

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39 Conclusion and Discussion North America has the capacity to grow abundant forests Total forest area in the U.S. has held steady for more than 80 years Forest Science guides the restoration and careful management of forests Current harvest levels are much lower than net growth Forests and the products and services they provide are renewable but not immortal!

40 Conclusion/questions slide The AIA CES education portion of the course has ended and participants are free to ask questions. AIA CES certificates can be downloaded from Marvin.com/AIA, approx. 10 days after the course is delivered.

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