Influence of Nontimber Resources on Timber Sale Characteristics in the Intermountain West

摘要

Sale requirements were modified to accommodate nontimber concerns in a majority of the timber sales studied. Wildlife resources were the most frequent nontimber concern. The number of cutting units and total acres harvested were the sale features most often modified. Land managers indicated that mitigation was the dominant managerial purpose and that modifications were made voluntarily. Nontimber costs were estimated at $12.95 per thousand board feet in the Intermountain Region and $21.47 per thousand board feet in the Northern Region.