Virginia harvest and utilization study, 2007

Abstract

In 2007, a harvest and utilization study was conducted on 81 operations throughout Virginia. There were 2,016 total trees measured; 1,086 or 54 percent were softwood, while 930 or 46 percent were hardwood. Results from this study showed that 86 percent of the total softwood volume measured was utilized for a product, and 14 percent was left as logging residue. Seventy-nine percent of the total hardwood volume measured was utilized for a product, while 21 percent was left as logging residue