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“Grow Some Green” in South Carolina
Tim Adams
Resource Development Director
South Carolina Forestry Commission
64% of South
Carolina is
forested.
Forestland Acreage, 1936-2005
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
Are
a (T
ho
usa
nd
Acr
es)
1936 1947 1958 1968 1978 1986 1993 2001 2005
Balance of Forestland Type
Longleaf-slash
4%
Oak-pine12%
Upland hardwood
19%
Lowland hardwood
20%
Loblolly-shortleaf
45%
South Carolina Forestland Ownership
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
1958 1968 1978 1986 1993 2001
Individual
Corporate
Forest Industry
Federal
State & Local
Age Distribution of SC’s Natural Pine Timberlands
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
500,000
600,000A
cre
s
0 t
o 5
11
to
15
21
to
25
31
to
35
41
to
45
51
to
55
61
to
65
71
to
75
81
to
85
91
to
95
10
0+
Five-Year Age Class
Timber Volume
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Billion
cu
bic
feet
1947 1958 1968 1978 1986 1993 2001 2005
Softwoods
Hardwoods
Timber Volume Inventory
Total Growing Stock Inventory
100%
Annual Gross Growth
6%
Annual Removals
4%
Annual Mortality
0.9%
Softwood Inventory in South CarolinaPrepared on February 17, 2006
Kronotex
Grant Forest Products
Tech-Wood
Storm Cloud on the Horizon
New Wood Consumption from South Carolina Forests
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
Gre
en T
on
s (t
ho
usa
nd
)
2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
Piedmont
Southern Coastal Plain
Northern Coastal Plain
Tree Planting in South Carolina 1981-2005
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
Mil
lio
n S
ee
dli
ng
s P
lan
ted
1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005
Cost-ShareNon Cost-Share
Forest Sustainability Analysis
SERTS
SC Forestry Commission
US Forest ServiceBob Abt – NC State
Pulpwood will be our “Canary in the Coal Mine”
Pine Pulpwood Inventory Projections
0
50
100
150
200
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021W
oo
d V
olu
me
(mil
lio
n t
on
s)
Expanded Industry Level 2001 Industry Level
Pine Sawtimber Inventory Projections
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021W
oo
d V
olu
me
(mil
lio
n t
on
s)
Expanded Industry Level 2001 Industry Level
Softwood Growth/Removal Ratio Trends Areas where G/R > 1 in 1970
0
1
2
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Year
Rat
io
Fisher Communication
for
www.highwaysordieways.org/movie.html
Family Forest Landowner Factoids
72% are older than 55 years old.
Recreation was the most common recent activity.
Transferring land to heirs is their
top planned activity.
Family legacy & aesthetics are main reasons for owning land.
77% have owned their land > 10 years.
Landowner Outreach Program
Landowner Outreach Program
800-SCTREES or SCTREES.org
Billboards
Radio Spots
Sponsored Landowner Meetings
Direct-Mail Publications
Billboard Design
Landowner Outreach Program
Landowner Outreach Program
800-SCTREES or SCTREES.org
Billboards
Radio Spots
Sponsored Landowner Meetings
Direct-Mail Publications
Landowner Outreach Program
Landowner Outreach Program
800-SCTREES or SCTREES.org
Billboards
Radio Spots
Sponsored Landowner Meetings
Direct-Mail Publications
“Grow Some Green” Brochure
Internal Rate of Return for Pine Plantations
14.0%
13.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
Current Industry ProductionLevels
Expected IndustryProduction Levels
RO
I
15%
23%
62%
1st Thin 2nd Thin Clearcut
Land in Farms in SC
0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
Fa
rm A
cre
ag
e
1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004
Advances in Southern Pine Forest Productivity
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16G
row
th R
ate
(to
ns/
acre
/yea
r)
NaturalStands
FirstPlantations
(1970's)
Today'sPlantings(1990's)
FuturePlantations
(2010's)
