West Virginia Hardwood Timber Industr

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 hardwood timber industr. Home a joint partnership. 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. The wtc is a 10 000 sq. 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.

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. A printed and web based quarterly stumpage report is published soon after then beginning of the next quarter. The center was established in 1987 by the west virginia legislature to provide technical and research support for the state s growing wood products industry.

Each of the state s 55 counties has some segment of the wood industry as an employer. One of the oldest and largest industries in west virginia is the timber and wood products industry. 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 timber market report.

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

Timber mart south provided by the center for forest business. Hamer s timber procurement comes from one of the most thriving hardwood forests in the world. Actual prices may vary. Hardwood sawtimber prices shown are based on per ton stumpage price.

The forest products sector is the largest employer in many of these counties. Hamer owns and sustainably manages timberland 5 hardwood sawmills and 3 kiln drying locations throughout west virginia and kentucky.