Status of forest growth to removal rate in Arkansas

Friday, October 27, 2023

8:10am - 8:18am PST

Location: A11

Speaker(s)

Sagar Godar Chhetri (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
University of Arkansas At Monticello
Monitcello, Arkansas, United States

Author(s)

PS

Padip Saud, n/a

Assistant Professor
College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello, United States
Matthew H. Pelkki, BSF, MF, PhD, CF, RPF

Professor
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, Arkansas, United States

The proposal aims to provide the status of the current timber supply condition to forest industries in Arkansas. The preliminary results found that the annual growth rate was 1.6 times higher than the removal rate and is significantly different among species types (Pine vs Hardwood) and ecoregions.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to know the current timberland condition of Arkansas and provide information about the accessibility of timber supply to the forest product industries. Additionally, participants will know about the potentially suitable site for forest industry establishment.
Upon completion, participants will be able to see how the different factors such as population growth rate, presence of sawmills, forestland acreage, county's GDP, and private forestland affect timber supply. In addition, participants will get the timber growth and removal rate at the county-level.