About how much board feet would be sold annually under the recommendations?
Although not a driving force, the recommendations would result in a level of about 450 million board feet annually in the first decade, primarily from thinning small and medium diameter trees to treat hazardous fuels. (A board foot is measured as a solid board, one foot long by one foot wide by 1-inch thick) The Framework allows for 191 million board feet annually in the first five years and 108 million board feet annually for the next five years. The difference is partly due to the Framework’s heavy reliance on prescribed burning to reduce hazardous fuels rather than thinning.
