Statistical Data on Region 5 Forests

Percent of target log-volume goal sold by USDA Forest Service, Stanislaus National Forest, 2008…32

Percent of target log-volume goal sold by USDA Forest Service, Eldorado National Forest, 2008…74

Percent of target log-volume goal achieved by USDA Forest Service, statewide 2008…54

Average annual log-volume delivered from Stanislaus National Forest, 1980-1990…132 mmbf

Average annual log-volume delivered from Stanislaus National Forest, 1998 – 2008…17 mmbf

Log-volume delivered from Stanislaus National Forest, 2008…12 mmbf

Average annual log-volume delivered from Eldorado National Forest, 1980-1990…147 mmbf

Average annual log-volume delivered from Eldorado National Forest, 1998 – 2008…45 mmbf

Log-volume delivered from Eldorado National Forest, 2008…24 mmbf

Percent of planned forest thinning blocked due to litigation, Stanislaus National Forest, 2008…41

Percent of annual Forest Service wood volume blocked by litigation, statewide…33

Approximate percent of forest thinning in the Sierra Nevada that would be blocked by the most recent lawsuit against the USDA Forest Service…95

Estimated percent of USDA Forest Service resources spent on planning, administrative appeals or litigation…40

Volume of wood on California’s national forestlands currently blocked by litigation…400 mmbf

Number of average-size sawmills that could operate for a year on 400 mmbf…5

Percentage of wood used in California that is imported…75

Percent decrease in timber harvest on federal lands since 1990…90

Percent of California sawmills closed since 1990…70

Potential direct jobs created by returning harvest to half of 1990 levels…3,000

Tree mortality, Stanislaus National Forest, 2008…38

Increase in acres burned by severe wildfire in California in 2007 and 2008 respectively, over previous five-year average…300, 315

Cost per acre to taxpayers to reduce fuel loads in the Sierra Nevada, with local sawmills…$500-$2,500

Cost per acre to taxpayers to reduce fuel loads in the Sierra Nevada, without local sawmills…$1,000-$5,000

Potential cost per acre to reduce fuel loads through public-private partnerships…$0

Millions of acres of productive national forestland at serious risk of catastrophic wildfire…7

Percent reduction possible, in severe wildfire through increased forest management…50-60

Taxpayer costs to fight wildfire, 2008…$1.4 billion

Data sources: U.S. Forest Service, Calif. Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Board of Equalization or analysis of Forest Service data by California Forestry Association