George A. Hernandez, Ph.D. Richard A. Harper, CF, RF USDA Forest Service
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Transcript of George A. Hernandez, Ph.D. Richard A. Harper, CF, RF USDA Forest Service
George A. Hernandez, Ph.D. Richard A. Harper, CF, RF
USDA Forest ServiceState and Private ForestrySouthern Research Station
Forest Inventory and Analysis
Tree Nursery Production and Tree Planting in the United States
BWG/FIA User Group Meeting
21 May 2013
Agricultural Conservation Program 1936 to 1996 – 2.9 million acres ACP became EQIP in 1996.
Soil Bank Program 1956 to 1960 – 1.9 million acres Over 90% remained in trees many have been harvested and replanted.
Forestry Incentives Program 1974 to 2002 – 2.9 million acres
Stewardship Incentive Program 1990 to 2002 – 250,000 acres
Conservation Reserve Program 1985 to Present – 2.2 million acres
70% of Tree Planting on Non-Industrial Private Forest LandInvolves some form of cost share
Wetlands Reserve Program 1990 to Present – 1.2 million acres
A Brief History of Tree Planting in the South
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Total Tree Planting in the South: 1925 – 2012
Conservation Reserve Program Acres Planted 1985 – 2011
Conservation Reserve Program – Hardwood PlantingNRCS Hardwood Planting Practices: 3A Hardwood
22 Riparian Buffers 23 Wetland Restoration 31 Bottomland Hardwood
Forestry Incentive Program Acres Planted 1974 – 2002
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1985 RPA DATA
46. 3 Million Acres including industry (NOT State or Fed)42.8 Million Acres Pine3.5 Million Acres Hardwood
30 Million Acres is Corporate (1985 Region 8 RPA summary ) 16 Million Acres is Non-Corporate (1985 Region 8 RPA summary ) 14 Million acres (approximately) from all conservation programs
30% of all Plantations87% of all Non-Corporate Plantations !
Plantations in the South
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State Nurseries andTotal Tree Planting in the South: 1925 – 2013
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AlabamaJohn R. Miller NurseryJake Stauffer NurseryEdward A. Hauss Nursery
ArkansasBluff City NurseryBacum Nursery
FloridaPrison Farm NurseryMunson NurseryHarry Baker NurseryM D Andrews NurseryHerren Nursery
GeorgiaHerty NurseryDavisboro NurseryFlowery BranchHightower NurseryHorseshoe BendPage-Walker NurseryMorgan NurseryFlint River Nursery
KentuckyPennyrile NurseryLouisville NurseryJohn P. Rhody NurseryMorgan County Nursery
LouisianaAlexander State Forest NurseryOberlin NurseryNorthwest NurseryMonroe NurseryColumbia NurseryBeauregard Nursery
MississippiMt. Olive Nursery Winona NurseryWaynesboro Nursery
North CarolinaGriffith NurseryJ.S. Holmes NurseryGoldsboro NurseryRalph Edwards NurseryLinville River Nursery
OklahomaStillwater NurseryForest Regeneration CenterBroken Bow Nursery
South CarolinaCamden NurseryGeorgetown NurserySumpter NurseryTilghman NurseryOld Piedmont NurseryCoastal NurseryTaylor NurseryNew Piedmont NurseryRock Hill Nursery
TennesseePinson NurseryEast Tennessee Nursery
TexasConroe NurseryKirbyville NurseryIndian MoundMagnolia SpringsWest Texas Nursery
VirginiaCharlottesvillePearyNew Kent Forestry CenterAugusta Forestry CenterGarland Gray Forestry Center
Southern State Forest Nurseries 1920 - 2012
Red indicates still in operation.(16 state forest nurseries are currently operating in the South)
1925 Seedling Production 16,100 State 9,611,700 Private 11,831,400 Industry 1,380,400 Federal
2012 Seedling Production123,794,000 State 453,329,000 Private357,622,000 Industry 0 Federal
Conifer Seedling Production=> 22,839,600
934,745,000 <=
Hardwood Seedling Production
1965 Hardwood Seedling Production 2012 Hardwood Seedling Production State Nurseries 7,622,300 State Nurseries 15,154,000 Industry Nurseries 1,684,000 Industry Nurseries 22,430,000
Total 9,306,300 Total 37,584,000
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Tree Planting in the Southeast 1925 – 2012
Acres Planted 1925 - 2012
93,863,853 acres Were Planted Between 1925 and 2012
93,863,853 acres
1 square mile =
0.0015625acres
93,863,853 X 0.0015625 146,662
146,662 sq. miles
Acres Planted 1925 - 2012
146,662 square miles
SC 32,020 + GA 59,425 + AL 52419 = 143,864
Tree Planting in the Southeast 1925 – 2012
Tree Planting in the United States• This annual report was begun in 1952 by the
Washington Office National Nursery Specialist.
• The National Nursery Specialist position was eliminated during downsizing in the early 1990’s.
• Bob Moulton an analyst in the Washington Office took over the Tree Planting Report.
• In 1999 Bob Moulton retired and George Hernandez assumed the responsibly for producing the report.
• In 2000 the Washington Office made the decision to discontinue producing the Tree Planting Report.
• In 2002 the Auburn University Forest Nursery Management Cooperative issued their first Tree Planting in the South report.
• In 2010 Forest Inventory and Analysis offered to provide funding to State & Private Forestry to produce a Tree Planting Report.
Hernandez assumed the responsibly for producing the Tree Planting in the United States report in 1999 in time to oversee it’s demise.Sadly, this was not the first instance of an asset being considered outdated.
Georgia Forestry Commission Reforestation Report
• The Southern Group of State Foresters agreed to collaboratively produce a report of the annual regeneration occurring across the South.
• The Georgia Forestry Commission volunteered to collate the data and produce the report.
• State forestry agencies compliance with the call for data was an issue from the beginning of this project and data quality was often challenged by state partners.
• Participation by state partners was sporadic and eventually only a few state continued to provide the Georgia Forestry Commission with their data.
Auburn Seedling Production Survey Protocol
• The Auburn University Southern Forest Nursery Management Cooperative began a region-wide annual survey of Seedling Production.
• Two page questionnaire sent in June to all available nursery addresses (220+/-) in 12 southern states.
• Follow up telephone calls made to maximize participation and update addresses.
• Data from 50-60 nurseries annually.
• Compiled by State, Ownership, Species & Stock Type.
FIA/S&PF Seedling Production Survey Protocol
• In 2010, the FIA/Southern Region S&PF began a nation-wide annual survey of Seedling Production.
• Purdue University gathers data from 20 states in the Northeast
• University of Idaho gathers data from 17 states in the West
• Auburn University gathers data from 13 states in the South
• A questionnaire was sent in June 2011 to all nurseries listed in the USDA Forest Service Directory of Forest & Conservation Nurseries (220+/-) in all 50 states.
• Follow up emails, and telephone calls were made to non-responders to maximize participation and update addresses.
• The data collected and compiled by State, and includes Ownership, Species Grown and Stock Type (bareroot or container).
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