Community roots, lasting impact
The Salmon-Challis National Forest is no stranger to wildfire. Its rugged terrain spans 4.3 million acres across Central Idaho with much of the land affected by fires over the past few decades.The need to accelerate reforestation has only grown. The small yet dedicated forest silviculture crew took on the main responsibility for that work. But that changed three years ago when the Salmon-Challis…
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Forest Products Cut and Sold from the National Forests and Grasslands
Cut and Sold reports show total volumes and values of all convertible forest products sold and harvested from the National Forest System lands and National Grasslands agency-wide, and by organizational unit. In addition, these reports show the amounts and values of species and products sold and harvested, including all other forest products that cannot be converted into volume measure (non-…
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Periodic Timber Sale Accomplishment Reports (PTSAR)
The Periodic Timber Sale Accomplishment Reports (PTSAR) were developed to enable the Forest Service to track its progress in timber sale volume accomplishments in various categories. Regional reports include a one-page summary for each national forest, plus a one-page regional summary. Service-wide reports include a one-page summary for each region, plus a one-page national service-wide summary.…
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Salvaging success
When a tornado swept through the Sabine National Forest in March 2025, it left behind a trail of broken trees, downed limbs and hundreds of acres of damaged timber. But in just 28 days, the Forest Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, turned destruction into opportunity by mobilizing resources, assessing the damage and awarding two salvage stewardship sales to help…
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Going digital
An area treated using digital marking. Fewer trees, farther apart helps promote a healthy forest by reducing the amount of fuel for a potential wildfire. (Image courtesy of The Nature Conservancy)
With a paint can in hand, a forester walks step by step through the dense Arizona ponderosa pine…
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Forest Products Measurement - Volume Estimation
*Return to Measurements Web PageThe National Volume Estimator Library (NVEL) is a collection of the standing tree volume estimators used by the Forest Service. The NVEL contains the research publications, descriptions of the implementation process, and the computer source code. The Forest Products Measurement staff maintains the collection and makes the information available to all interested…