Forest Inventory - Mississippi
Forest InventoryStatewide Stocking Levelsand Trends in Mississippi
Overview Inventory programs MFI & FIA Land base Forest area & ownership Growth Rates and Growth To Removal Ratios Stocking trends and current levels
Mississippi Forest Inventory h20072015Delta20082016
USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Initiated in 1930’s Continuous forest inventory Forest Area and DistributionSpecies, size and health of treesTree growth, mortality and harvest removalsIn-woods production and utilization rates by productForest land ownership patterns Strives to project how forests are likely to appear in10 – 50 years FIA program recently enhanced in Mississippi: Transitioned from 7 to 5 year cycle Plan to intensify sampling in key areas of interest
Land Base and Forest CoverPercent of Forest by Type Mississippi is approximately30,213,607 acres 77% privately owned 64% (19.3 million acres)forestland16.945.29.228.7 88% privately ownedHardwoodPineMixedRegeneration
Forestland Acres by Ownership 0,0008,000,0006,000,0004,000,0002,000,0000National ForestOther federalState and localPrivate
Forest Type Distribution
Annual Growth RatesInventory Unit ral10.0%7.9%North10.4%1.7%Delta7.5%2.0%
Growth To Drain RatioFour-year statewide average fromthe Mississippi Forest InventorySpeciesGroupPineHardwoodRatio2.33.0
Pine Stock Trends in US Green Tons 380,000,00060,000,000Initial Pulpwood Tons20130CentralNorthSoutheastSouthwestInitial Sawtimber TonsRe-Inventory Pulpwood TonsRe-Inventory Sawtimber Tons
Hardwood Stock Trends in US Green Tons 00020152006200760,000,00040,000,0002012Initial Sawtimber eastRe-Inventory Pulpwood TonsRe-Inventory Sawtimber Tons201320,000,000Initial Pulpwood TonsSouthwest
Current Stocking in Green US Tons:FIA ForestlandsSpecies 323121,486,841Soft Hardwoods227,513,511139,292,37788,221,134Hard Hardwoods368,331,399287,878,69380,452,706
Current Growth to Removals: FIA ForestlandsMajorspeciesGroupSoftwoodHardwoodAnnual NetGrowth (ft3)Annual NetHarvest (ft3)Annual NetMortality (ft3)AnnualSurplus (ft3)AnnualSurplusGreen 04331,476
Regional Growth to Drain – Pine PulpwoodDoes not showmills fromadjacent states
Regional Growth to Drain – Pine SawtimberDoes not showmills fromadjacent states
Additional Information
2015 FIA Fact Sheet for Mississippi Forestland Net volume increased approximately 16% from 2006 to 2015 29.7 to 34.3 billion cubic feet Average annual net growth 1.9 billion cubic feet Average annual mortality 372 million cubic feet Average annual harvest 970 million cubic feet Surplus growth of 558 million cubic annually from 2006 - 2015
2015 FIA Fact Sheet for Mississippi Forestland Ratio of Growth : Mortality Harvest 2.0 The data indicates that “Mississippi is growing more trees than arebeing removed through conversion or harvest” (Oswalt, 2016).
ReferencesOswalt, S. N. 2016. Forests of Mississippi, 2015. Resource UpdateFS- . Ashville, NC: US Department of Agriculture ForestService, Southern Research Station. 4p.
Contact InformationBrian Mitchell, Ph.D., GISPGIS Program DirectorMississippi Forestry Commission601-624-4290bmitchell@mfc.ms.gov
Mississippi Forest Inventory (MFI) Inventory Unit First Inventory Second Inventory Southwest 2004 2012 Southeast 2005 2013 Central 2006 2014 North 2007 2015 Delta 2008 2016. USFS Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Initiated in 1930's Continuous forest inventory Forest Area and Distribution Species, size and health of trees
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