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.

Actual prices may vary. The appalachian hardwood center ahc at west virginia university is a jointly supported center of the wvu extension service and the wvu davis college of agriculture natural resources and design. 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. West virginia timber market report provided by the wvu appalachian hardwood center and the west virginia division of forestry.

Building containing classroom space a video conference long distance learning center an industrial wood working shop two. 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. A printed and web based quarterly stumpage report is published soon after then beginning of the next quarter. The wtc is a 10 000 sq.

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. Home a joint partnership. West virginia timber market report. Hamer owns and sustainably manages timberland 5 hardwood sawmills and 3 kiln drying locations throughout west virginia and kentucky.

West virginia timber prices. The forest products sector is the largest employer in many of these counties. Timber mart south provided by the center for forest business. 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.

West virginia forestry association the west virginia forestry association is a non profit organization funded by its membership our members include individuals and businesses involved in forest management timber production firewood production harvesting and wood product manufacturing. Hamer s timber procurement comes from one of the most thriving hardwood forests in the world. One of the oldest and largest industries in west virginia is the timber and wood products industry. Hardwood sawtimber prices shown are based on per ton stumpage price.

The appalachian hardwood center ahc in partnership with the west virginia department of forestry distributes stumpage surveys on a quarterly basis. 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.