TABLE F-4 - ESTIMATED DOG MEADOW 

 TIMBER SALE DIRECT EMPLOYMENT AND 

 INCOME IMPACTS shows the number of 

 jobs and the wages that would be 

 generated by the timber harvest. 

 These estimates are based on an 

 average wage of $32,090 and an 

 estimated job generation rate of 

 10.58 jobs per MMBF of wood 

 harvested. The estimated employment 

 associated with the timber would be 

 94 jobs. The 94 jobs would generate 

 more than 3 million dollars in 

 income. The estimated amount of 

 income tax that would be paid by 

 millworkers is $131,700. 



CUMULATIVE EFFECTS 



TABLE F-4 - ESTIMATED DOG/MEADOW 

 TIMBER SALE DIRECT EMPLOYMENT AND 

 INCOME IMPACTS 



This sale would be part of the 

 annual harvest of timber from trust 

 lands. The net revenue from this 

 sale would add to the trust fund. 

 Annual contributions to the trust 

 fund have varied widely over the 

 years, because the actual 

 contribution to the trust is more a 

 function of harvest than of sales. 

 Harvest levels can vary 

 substantially over time; sales tend 



to be more consistent. TABLE F-5 - 

 ANNUAL REVENUE FROM TIMBER HARVESTED 

 FROM MONTANA TRUST LANDS shows the 

 annual revenue from harvest for the 

 last 5 years. The net contribution 

 to the trust fund is also affected 

 by the annual costs experienced by 

 DNRC for program management, which 

 varies year to year. DNRC should 

 continue to make net annual 

 contributions to the trust from its 

 forest management program. 



TABLE F-5 - ANNUAL REVENUE FROM 

 TIMBER HARVESTED FROM MONTANA TRUST 

 LANDS 



DNRC has a Statewide sustained-yield 

 annual harvest goal of 42.164 MMBF. 

 If timber from this project is not 

 sold, this volume could come from 

 sales elsewhere; however, the timber 

 may be from other areas and not 

 benefit this region of the State. 

 Long-term deferral of harvesting 

 from this forest would impact 

 harvest patterns, changing both the 

 region where the trees are harvested 

 and the volumes taken. This would 

 impact other areas of the State 

 where these changes occur. 



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