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The Linked Deposit Program is administered by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency with technical support from the Division of Forestry. Promoting the use of low-impact harvesting equipment is a key part of the division’s Ohio Forestry Initiative.  (application form pdf)

RELATED INFORMATION

No Two Alike (pdf)  An August 2008 Ohio Woodland Journal article.

Ohio Roundwood Utilization by the Timber industry in 2006 (pdf).  This Ohio Division of Forestry and U.S. Forest Service survey report details roundwood usage by the timber industry from 2003 through 2006. Volumes reported include roundwood processed by Ohio's primary wood products producers, the proportion of roundwood processed that originated from in-state versus out-of-state as well as roundwood used in other states or countries that was harvested from Ohio forests.  

Log Scaling Handbook (pdf)

Best Management Practices for Logging Operations Brochure (pdf)

Selling Timber (pdf)

Urban Tree and Woody Yard Residues, a USDA Forest Service publication.

Smallwood Utilization Network SUN offers you a broad network to deal with the complex set of challenges in supply, production and marketing for the emerging smallwood industry.

Portable Sawmill Directory (pdf), Custom/Contract sawing in Ohio.

Ohio Commercial Firewood Dealers An informational resource of companies that process and sell firewood in Ohio.

 

 
Forest Industries
The Forest Industries Program’s ultimate charge is to conserve Ohio’s timber resources.


Staff works cooperatively with government agencies and industrial associations to enhance Ohio’s domestic and international wood products marketing opportunities.

Ohio grows one billion board feet of wood and harvests 300-400 million board feet of timber each year.


New Study Shows Ohio's Forest Industries Contribute More Than $15 Billion To The State's Economy

The many sides of the forest economy - 30 page booklet on the economics of the forest products industry in Ohio. (pdf)



Forest Products Journal - Wood Use by Ohio's Amish Furniture Cluster (pdf)




Forest Products Journal - Forty Years of Hardwood Products Consumption (1963 - 2002) (pdf)



Opportunities and Challenges for the Export of U.S. Value-added Wood Products to China (pdf)



Control and Utilization of Tree of Heaven A Guide for Virginia Landowners