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Hardwood Utilization Techniques for Northern California

This publication will be of interest to anyone concerned with the utilization and sustainable management of North Coast hardwoods. It is an effort to put under one cover some of the basic information needed to: 

(1) assess the sustainable harvesting possibilities of hardwood stands, and 

(2) maximize the yield of hardwood lumber through proper felling, bucking, milling and drying techniques. 

This information has been assembled and developed over the last 13 years by Wild Iris Forest Products and the Institute for Sustainable Forestry (ISF).

Hardwood Utilization Techniques (pdf - 3,315 kb)

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Tanoak Utilization: Coordination of Tanoak Recovery and Yield Studies and Knowledge Transfer

University of California Forest Products Laboratory Woody Biomass Program conducted a tanoak lumber recovery study, funded by the US Forest Service, State and Private Forestry.  The study follows the process from the standing tree to the manufacture of surfaced, kiln-dry lumber. The goal is to develop reliable processing information that can be used to inform economic decisions. 

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Additional Hardwood Utilization Resources:

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Dry Kiln Operator’s Manual

USDA FS Forest Products Lab
Madison, WI
Agricultural Handbook AH-188

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USDA FS: A Guide to Hardwood Log Grading (pdf - 2,965kb)

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Small Harvest Exemption Forms:

RM-73 Dead, Dying, or Diseased Exemption (pdf - 30 kb)

RM-73 Fire Hazard 150 Foot Exemption (pdf - 37 kb)

RM-73 Three Acre Exemption (pdf - 39 kb)

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Updates:

Sudden Oak Death links

ISF Hardwood Utilization Techniques
now available as pdf

Woody Biomass Forum presentations

Small Harvest Exemption Forms

Wild Iris mill update: Weinig molder installed at Whitethorn Hardwoods and Wild Iris primary mill moves to ERA Forest Products in Arcata.

UCFPL Tanoak Yield Study Progress Reports now available

The Sustainable Hardwoods Network is a project of the Institute for Sustainable Forestry's
Community Economic Development Program

PO Box 1580
Redway, CA  95560
707-923-7004

For more information send us an email, or visit ISF's website...