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Documents, Data, and Code. The NCX Methodology For Improved Forest Management (IFM) Through Short-Term Harvest Deferral.
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Public Comment: 133 (Daniel H. Hudnut) #133

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ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

Commenter Organization: Wagner Forest Management, Ltd.

Commenter: Daniel H. Hudnut

2021 Deferred Harvest Methodology Section: 11.3.c)ii.

Comment: In the Northeastern US, FIA merchantability specifications do not match market specifications.

Proposed Change: Proponent should include steps to ensure that timber value pricing is on an apples-to-apples basis.

ncx-gitbot commented 1 year ago

NCX response: Timber prices for softwoods and hardwoods are combined at the L3 ecoregion level. These prices are updated moving forward whenever new prices for a county or region becomes available (generally quarterly to annually). Ecoregion-level pricing is combined with information regarding mill haul distances, which are also updated quarterly to account for openings and closings. As the comment notes, the prices available in regions such as New England are voluntary surveys and can vary dramatically between reporting periods depending on survey responses. The system in place to use regular updates and combine reported prices within and L3-ecoregion is designed to avoid artificial rapid swings in price when only low or high value species are reported within a survey period.