West Virginia Hardwood Timber Industr

This story is part of an occasional series from independent producer jean snedegar about the timber and forest products industry here in the mountain state from seedlings to final products.

West virginia hardwood timber industr.

Each of the state s 55 counties has some segment of the wood industry as an employer. West virginia timber prices. The west virginia wood technology center wtc is a specialized training facility located in elkins west virginia that offers training and support services to the state s hardwood industry. Prices are based on an average calculated from a sample of timber buyers across the u s and only intended to provide an estimate of trends and current prices.

The appalachian hardwood center ahc in partnership with the west virginia department of forestry distributes stumpage surveys on a quarterly basis. A printed and web based quarterly stumpage report is published soon after then beginning of the next quarter. Hardwood sawtimber prices shown are based on per ton stumpage price. West virginia is rich in this renewable natural resource but the housing downturn that.

Hamer owns and sustainably manages timberland 5 hardwood sawmills and 3 kiln drying locations throughout west virginia and kentucky. These reports provide market prices by species using the international scale and doyle scale for five regions of west virginia as well as a state average. West virginia timber market report provided by the wvu appalachian hardwood center and the west virginia division of forestry. One of the oldest and largest industries in west virginia is the timber and wood products industry.

Home a joint partnership. Building containing classroom space a video conference long distance learning center an industrial wood working shop two. The wtc is a 10 000 sq. Timber mart south provided by the center for forest business.

The forest products sector is the largest employer in many of these counties. The center was established in 1987 by the west virginia legislature to provide technical and research support for the state s growing wood products industry. This increase in available timber will benefit the timber industry in west virginia because there will be more opportunities for local timber purchasers to work on projects in the forest. The wood industry of west virginia generates 3 2 billion annually for the state s economy and provides more than 30 000 jobs within the state.

Hamer s timber procurement comes from one of the most thriving hardwood forests in the world. West virginia timber market report.