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Updated California Forest
Statistic Abstract

The following tables provide a quick review on some updated California's forest statistics. To obtain more information, please check out FRAP's Forest Resource Assessment.

Table contents:

Status of Sustained Yield Plan (SYP) Submitted as of 5/13/1998

SYP Number

 Common Name Landowner Submit Date Status Land Area Covered by SYP (acre) Number of Planning Watershed Area of Planning Watershed (acre) Counties Covered
95-001 Latour SYP CDF, Latour Demonstration State Forest 8/31/95 Sufficiency Review (Indefinite) 9,003 5 51,295 Shasta
95-002 GP SYP Georgia-Pacific West, Inc 9/1/95 Determination (3/11/98) 192,504 78 504,998 Mendocino, Humboldt
95-003 LP SYP- Coast Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Western Division 9/1/95 Public Review (6/30/98) 363,681 184 1,392,281 Mendocino, Sonoma
95-004 LP SYP- Interior Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, Western Division 9/1/95 Determination (Deferred) 482,053 253 1,996,511 Mendocino, Lake, Trinity, Glenn
96-001 Surdna SYP Surdna Foundation 2/14/96 Approved (3/17/97) 72,770 32 510,594 Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen
96-002 PALCO SYP Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia Pacific Holding Company, and Salmon Creek Corporation 12/17/96 Sufficiency Review (6/15/98) 202,091 61 854,852 Humboldt
98-001 CAF SYP Collins Pine Company 1/13/98 Sufficiency Review (6/16/98) 94,000 41 454,000 Tehama, Plumas

Data Source: CDF/Forest Practice Program

 

Area of Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) by County as of 1996 (in acres)

County

TPZ

County

TPZ

County

TPZ

Alameda

0

Marin

0

San Luis Obispo

0

Alpine

1,476

Mariposa

11,733

San Mateo

31,850

Amador

28,235

Mendocino

860,000

Santa Barbara

0

Butte

290,774

Merced

0

Santa Clara

2,450

Calaveras

75,930

Modoc

197,012

Santa Cruz

62,726

Colusa

0

Mono

0

Shasta

604,394

Contra Costa

0

Monterey

0

Sierra

84,584

Del Norte

146,771

Napa

18

Siskiyou

570,442

El Dorado

150,720

Nevada

92,642

Solano

0

Fresno

1,506

Orange

0

Sonoma

77,880

Glenn

22,076

Placer

120,073

Stanislaus

0

Humboldt

990,896

Plumas

222,910

Sutter

0

Imperial

0

Riverside

0

Tehama

245,146

Inyo

0

Sacramento

0

Trinity

253,648

Kern

0

San Benito

0

Tulare

10,775

Kings

0

San Bernardino

0

Tuolumne

84,124

Lake

21,944

San Diego

0

Ventura

31

Lassen

307,350

San Diego

0

Yolo

0

Los Angeles

0

San Francisco

0

Yuba

30,636

Madera

220

San Joaquin

0

TOTAL

5,672,843

                Data Source: County Assessor's Offices; California Board of Equalization

 

Area of Timberland by Ownership and County as of 1996 (timberland in thousand acres)

County

National Forest

Other public

Forest industry

Private farmer

Other private

Total private

Total, all owners

TOTAL

8,784

429

4,198

951

2,288

7,437

16,649

Alameda

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Alpine

65

3

-

9

8

17

85

Amador

43

-

27

13

21

61

104

Butte

117

8

153

28

48

229

354

Calaveras

64

4

53

36

47

136

204

Colusa

21

-

-

1

1

2

23

Contra Costa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Del Norte

157

-

135

5

23

163

320

El Dorado

377

8

120

3

128

251

636

Fresno and Madera

512

-

-

36

24

60

572

Glenn

76

-

18

5

2

25

101

Humboldt

262

15

608

290

312

1,210

1,487

Imperial

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inyo

12

15

-

-

-

-

27

Kern

131

-

-

9

9

18

148

Kings and Tulare

348

21

-

11

12

23

391

Lake

101

14

6

3

56

65

180

Lassen

445

7

281

28

35

344

796

Los Angeles

79

-

-

-

-

-

79

Marin

-

-

-

6

13

19

19

Mariposa

121

-

-

15

16

31

152

Mendocino

116

111

591

99

386

1,076

1,303

Merced

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Modoc

427

-

195

35

11

241

668

Mono

172

7

-

1

3

4

183

Monterey

22

-

-

2

2

4

26

Napa

-

-

-

6

16

22

22

Nevada

134

21

36

3

160

199

354

Orange

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

Placer

244

15

69

6

87

162

421

Plumas

918

1

216

-

100

316

1,235

Riverside

28

-

-

1

6

7

35

Sacramento

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

San Benito

-

6

-

4

1

5

11

San Bernardino

161

-

-

3

15

18

179

San Diego

24

-

-

3

20

23

47

San Francisco

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

San Joaquin

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

San Luis Obispo

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

San Mateo

-

-

-

7

47

55

55

Santa Barbara

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

Santa Clara

-

-

-

2

6

8

8

Santa Cruz

-

1

22

30

103

155

156

Shasta

466

63

527

39

136

702

1,231

Sierra

338

1

63

3

45

111

450

Siskiyou

1,532

28

503

65

60

628

2,188

Solano

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sonoma

-

14

68

57

164

289

303

Stanislaus

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sutter

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tehama

194

11

196

6

3

205

410

Trinity

649

52

211

53

97

361

1,062

Tuolumne

359

3

66

16

35

117

479

Ventura

31

-

-

-

-

-

31

Yolo

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yuba

36

-

34

12

30

76

112

                Data Source: USDA Forest Service/Pacific Northwest Research Station

 

Area of Timberland by Ownership and Forest Type as of 1996 (timberland in thousand acres)

Forest Type

National Forest

Other public

Forest industry

Other private

All owners

Redwood

13

85

436

206

740

Douglas-fir

865

18

210

291

1,384

Mixed conifer

4,430

150

1,849

731

7,160

Ponderosa pine

1,164

19

256

198

1,637

Bishop pine

-

-

-

3

3

Knobcone pine

14

-

21

11

46

Jeffery pine

341

15

71

99

526

Lodgepole pine

119

4

30

23

176

Alpine types

55

-

-

-

55

Coulter pine

21

-

-

3

24

Spruce

-

-

-

6

6

True firs

807

11

248

31

1,097

Other pines

-

2

3

4

9

Mountain Hemlock

-

-

-

-

-

Giant Sequoia

-

-

-

-

-

Other softwoods

-

-

-

-

-

Total softwoods

7,829

304

3,124

1,606

12,863

Bigleaf maple

-

3

-

32

35

Red alder

-

-

55

21

76

Pacific madrone

-

11

61

108

180

Giant chikapin

-

-

6

-

6

Eucalyptus

-

-

-

4

4

Tanoak

17

-

564

454

1,035

Black cottonwood

-

2

5

-

7

Coast live oak

-

23

-

71

94

Canyon live oak

-

42

112

202

356

Oregon white oak

-

9

10

151

170

California black oak

262

17

105

368

752

Valley white oak

-

-

-

13

13

Interior live oak

-

2

6

62

70

Willow

-

-

-

12

12

California-laurel

-

-

35

77

112

Pacific dogwood

-

3

-

-

3

Blue oak

-

-

-

4

4

White alder

-

-

3

4

7

Quaking aspen

-

13

-

-

13

Total hardwoods

279

125

962

1,583

2,949

Non-Stocked

670

6

110

59

846

TOTAL

8,778

435

4,196

3,248

16,658

                Data Source: USDA Forest Service/Pacific Northwest Research Station

 

Net Volume of Sawtimber on Timberland by Species as of 1996
(net volume of sawtimber stand in million board feet, Scribner)

Species

Volume

Species

Volume

TOTAL - all species

257,969

Total Softwoods

243,323

Total Hardwoods

14,646

White fir

45,016

Bigleaf maple

238

Grand fir

653

Red alder

508

Red fir

17,537

Pacific madrone

2,659

Port-Orford-cedar

251

Eucalyptus

113

Incense-cedar

11,233

Tanoak

5,237

Sitka spruce

190

Coast live oak

283

Knobcone pine

178

Canyon live oak

1,237

Sugar pine

16,393

Oregon white oak

257

Bishop pine

290

California black oak

3,026

Jeffrey pine

13,526

Interior live oak

91

Ponderosa pine

32,477

California-laurel

558

Western white pine

1,354

White alder

135

Monterey pine

291

Other hardwoods

304

Douglas-fir

73,765

Redwood

24,801

Western hemlock

135

Lodgepole pine

3,605

Mountain hemlock

878

Coulter pine

165

Giant sequoia

256

Other softwoods

328

                Data Source: USDA Forest Service/Pacific Northwest Research Station

 

Volume and Value of Timber Harvest by Ownership and County in 1996
(timber in thousand board feet and in dollars)

Volume

Value

County

Net volume

Public %

Total value

Public %

TOTAL

2,272,928

13

920,942,815

11

Alameda

-

-

25,660

-

Alpine

147

88

31,300

95

Amador

34,798

0

12,371,176

0

Butte

96,967

0

40,416,538

0

Calaveras

52,595

11

18,618,868

11

Colusa

364

-

139,920

-

Contra Costa

-

-

28,181

-

Del Norte

60,105

1

34,856,451

1

El Dorado

73,140

15

25,675,978

13

Fresno

38,441

57

10,650,447

49

Glenn

8,085

9

2,591,540

5

Humboldt

517,524

1

253,521,839

1

Imperial

-

-

-

-

Inyo

-

-

-

-

Kern

3,707

85

1,632,793

87

Kings

-

-

-

-

Lake

17,956

22

5,419,756

30

Lassen

65,278

38

23,173,384

40

Los Angeles

-

-

109,516

-

Madera

5,504

84

1,225,455

79

Marin

68

-

2,711

-

Mariposa

3,390

2

1,133,145

1

Mendocino

275,589

9

118,830,711

10

Merced

-

-

8,760

-

Modoc

30,342

54

11,777,828

51

Mono

3,363

98

1,513,998

98

Monterey

-

-

14,923

-

Napa

1,803

-

658,767

-

Nevada

61,832

8

20,258,258

7

Orange

-

-

60,271

-

Placer

49,285

5

16,508,086

6

Plumas

105,651

10

36,838,955

9

Riverside

-

-

26,412

-

Sacramento

-

-

51,175

-

San Benito

-

-

-

-

San Bernardino

79

-

50,479

-

San Diego

-

-

20,121

-

San Francisco

26

-

26

-

San Joaquin

-

-

33,772

-

San Luis Obispo

-

-

19,398

-

San Mateo

7,170

-

3,686,995

-

Santa Barbara

-

-

11,520

-

Santa Clara

2,657

-

1,327,457

-

Santa Cruz

25,394

-

11,508,367

-

Shasta

167,977

7

57,279,061

9

Sierra

58,327

40

16,760,501

33

Siskiyou

178,701

24

63,935,125

22

Solano

-

-

17,980

-

Sonoma

32,698

6

14,059,967

6

Stanislaus

-

-

814

-

Sutter

3

-

3

-

Tehama

103,753

3

40,276,583

4

Trinity

73,808

41

30,363,344

44

Tulare

9,603

87

3,509,824

92

Tuolumne

73,662

23

26,067,788

24

Ventura

-

-

83,653

-

Yolo

-

-

4,666

-

Yuba

33,136

1

13,752,569

1

                Data Source: California Board of Equalization

 

Volume of Lumber Shipments between California and Other Western States in 1996
(in thousand board feet)

Lumber Shipment

Lumber produced in the Western States and shipped into California

Lumber produced in California and shipped to the Western States

Net import of lumber to California

Total transaction of lumber

Western State

Volume

Percent

Volume

Percent

Volume

 Volume

Arizona-New Mexico

5,960

0.2

142,633

8.9

-136,673

 148,593

California

1,257,183

49.6

1,257,183

78.7

-

ii/  1,257,183

Colorado

161

0.0

50,971

3.2

-50,810

 51,132

Idaho

67,461

2.7

15,832

1.0

51,629

83,293

Montana

22,156

0.9

901

0.1

21,255

23,057

Oregon

826,869

32.6

87,578

5.5

739,291

914,447

South Dakota

1,287

0.1

920

0.1

367

2,207

Utah

989

0.0

21,354

1.3

-20,365

 22,343

Washington

352,436

13.9

20,047

1.3

332,389

372,483

Wyoming

769

0.0

888

0.1

-119

 1,657

TOTAL

2,535,271

100.0

iii/  1,598,307

100.0

936,964

iv/  2,876,395
  1. Numbers represent approximately 70 percent of western softwood lumber shipments, except redwood lumber.
  2. Lumber produced in California that is also consumed in California. This figure is replicated in both the 'shipped to' and 'shipped from' columns in order to gauge the relative volume of California's lumber imports and exports.
  3. Lumber shipped from California to other western states excluding California itself totals 341,124 mbf (1,598,307 mbf - 1,257,183 mbf).
  4. Lumber shipped to California from all Western states, including California, as well as lumber shipped from California to other Western states, excluding California.

                Data Source: Western Wood Products Association

 

Area of National Forest Timberland and County Shares from National Forest Receipts
by County as of 1996 (timberland in thousand acres and county share in dollars)

County

National Forest timberland area

County share of payment

Guaranteed floor of payment

Difference between county share and floor

TOTAL

 8,783 36,157,526 22,922,420 -1,705,107

Alameda

 - -

Alpine

 65 313,083

Amador

 43 159,299

Butte

 117 404,995

Calaveras

 64 123,542

Colusa

 21 166,565 166,899 -334

Contra Costa

 - -

Del Norte

 157 1,904,798 1,907,343 -2,545

El Dorado

 377 1,014,225

Fresno

 295 1,765,525

Glenn

 76 469,581 481,641 -12,060

Humboldt

 262 1,349,860 1,350,392 -532

Imperial

 - -

Inyo

 12 354,452

Kern

 131 274,957

Kings

 - -

Lake

 101 656,727 654,030 2,697

Lassen

 445 1,421,637

Los Angeles

 79 346,738

Madera

 217 722,365

Marin

 - -

Mariposa

 121 312,774

Mendocino

 116 460,410 452,288 8,122

Merced

 - -

Modoc

 427 2,153,379 2,160,462 -7,083

Mono

 172 400,663

Monterey

 22 18,491

Napa

 - -

Nevada

 134 240,298

Orange

 1 23,857

Placer

 244 478,470

Plumas

 918 3,730,639

Riverside

 28 60,693

Sacramento

 - -

San Benito

 - -

San Bernardino

 161 217,884

San Diego

 24 108,300

San Francisco

 - -

San Joaquin

 - -

San Luis Obispo

 - 11,457

San Mateo

 - -

Santa Barbara

 1 37,918

Santa Clara

 - -

Santa Cruz

 - -

Shasta

 466 1,949,696 2,928,486 -978,790

Sierra

 338 620,350

Siskiyou

 1,532 6,060,691 6,052,997 7,694

Solano

 - -

Sonoma

 - -

Stanislaus

 - -

Sutter

 - -

Tehama

 194 1,080,702 1,812,716 -732,014

Trinity

 649 4,962,908 4,955,165 7,743

Tulare

 348 694,210

Tuolumne

 359 942,320

Ventura

 31 34,381

Yolo

 - -

Yuba

 36 108,688

                Data Source: USDA Forest Service/Region 5; USDA Forest Service/Pacific Northwest Research Station

 

Area of National Forests as of 1996 (in thousand acres)

National Forest

Land area

Timberland

National forest

Land area

Timberland

Angeles

649

86

San Bernardino

660

181

Cleveland

417

26

Sequoia

1,130

509

El Dorado

588

423

Shasta - Trinity

2,084

1,041

Inyo

1,992

164

Sierra

1,281

520

Klamath

1,676

1,121

Siskiyou

33

33

Lassen

1,148

829

Six Rivers

958

536

Los Padres

1,689

86

Stanislaus

884

502

Mendocino

886

384

Tahoe

793

620

Modoc

1,648

597

Tahoe Basin Management Unit

148

103

Plumas

1,191

933

Toiyabe

631

103

Rogue River

54

54

TOTAL

20,540

8,851

                Data Source: USDA Forest Service/Region 5

 

Area of State Forests as of 1996 (in acres)

State Forest

Land area

County

Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest

3,493

Lake

Ellen Pickett State Forest

160

Trinity

Jackson Demonstration State Forest

50,195

Mendocino

Las Posadas State Forest

796

Napa

Latour Demonstration State Forest

9,003

Shasta

Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest

4,656

Tulare

Mountain Zion State Forest

164

Amador

Soquel Demonstration State Forest

2,681

Santa Cruz

TOTAL

71,148

                Data Source: CDF/Resource Management Program

 

Area of Reserved and Withdrawn Timberland by Ownership and Forest Type as of 1996
(reserved and withdrawn timberland in thousand acres)

Forest Type

National Forest

Other public

Forest industry

Other private

All owners

Redwood

8

164

-

1

174

Douglas-fir

180

38

-

2

220

Mixed conifer

809

327

-

2

1,138

Ponderosa pine

48

-

-

-

48

Bishop pine

-

7

-

0

7

Knobcone pine

-

0

-

-

0

Jeffery pine

35

-

-

-

35

Lodgepole pine

97

187

-

-

285

Alpine types

235

-

-

-

235

Coulter pine

8

-

-

-

8

Spruce

-

7

-

-

7

True firs

442

126

-

-

568

Other pines

3

161

-

0

164

Mountain Hemlock

-

35

-

-

35

Giant Sequoia

-

9

-

-

9

Other softwoods

-

5

-

-

5

Total softwoods

1,867

1,067

-

6

2,940

Red alder

-

-

-

-

-

Tanoak

5

56

-

3

64

Other hardwood types

10

11

-

-

21

California black oak

9

-

-

-

9

Cottonwood / aspen

-

0

-

1

1

Eucalyptus

-

0

-

-

0

Total hardwoods

24

68

-

4

96

Nonstocked

131

-

-

-

131

Unclassified

6

-

-

-

6

TOTAL

2,028

1,135

-

10

3,172

                Data Source: USDA Forest Service/Pacific Northwest Research Station

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Last edited on May 14, 1998 by Tian-Ting Shih