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Oregon Indicator of Sustainable Forest Management B.c.
Forest ecosystem services' contributions to society
Forestry Program for Oregon Strategy B:
Indicator B.c. is one of three indicators that will measure progress towards achieving Forestry Program for Oregon Strategy B: Ensure that Oregon's forests provide diverse social and economic outputs and benefits provided by the public ina fair, balanced, and efficient manner.
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Desired trend:
Oregon forest ecosystem services produced are stable or increasing, and are sustainable.
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| At-a-Glance: Condition, Trend, and Information |
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Trend: |
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Mixed
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Uncertain
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Inadequate
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| Why is this indicator important? |
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Some forest values are hard to measure, but still important
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Maintaining and enhancing Oregon's forests' non-commodity contributions to state and local economies, communities, and Oregon’s quality-of-life are very important to Oregonians, and recognized as important nationally. These values, such as clean water, habitat for fisheries, and scenery, are often taken for granted because they are not generally traded in markets. As such, they have no "price" and are therefore seemingly provided for free.
However, the goods and services that ecosystems provide are very familiar to us and would cost billions of dollars. The demand for ecosystem services (specifically: recreation, carbon sequestration, passive-use values such as biodiversity, and water quality) is often constrained by the availability of healthy forest environments that support or provide these services.
Trends in the demand for and availability of ecosystem services is an important indicator of management and policy effects on the forested landscape's ability to provide these services.
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| What does this indicator tell us about sustainable forest management? |
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Condition:
Mixed
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Recreation:
Total recreation visits in 2007 for national forests, state parks, and state forests in Oregon were 66 million, mostly by Oregonians. Converting this visits estimate to economic values results in a total recreation value of $514 million accruing to Oregonians and non-residents that visited national forests, state parks, and state forests in Oregon. This is a lower bound estimate given incomplete or missing visitation data for many recreation resources.
Oregon contains an estimated 25,500 linear miles of trails, 54,600 campsites, 33 million acres of recreational land, and 818,300 acres of recreational freshwater. Federal management encompasses the vast majority of trail miles and land; private campgrounds, in particular for RVs/trailers, managed the majority of campsites; and federal (46 percent) and state (30 percent) governments manage the majority of recreational freshwater resources.
For recreation, the condition can be classified as “good” but with reservations (See “Trend” below). Location-specific information, along with comprehensive use and resource data, would better link local resource demand and supply, potentially enabling measurement of accessibility and crowding concerns.
Passive Use, Carbon Sequestration, and Water Quality:
Data on supply and demand conditions are currently insufficient for indicator reporting.
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Trend:
Uncertain
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Recreation:
Total recreation demand and use has increased by 28 percent between 1987 and 2002; however, total population also increased by 30 percent during this period. In Oregon, motorized recreation (OHV, snowmobiling, boating), non-motorized recreation, hunting, fishing, and camping have increased since 1987, with hiking showing no increase, and decreases in picnicking, backpacking, and horseback riding. Comparable national data do not exist to draw any comparison; however, other indicators suggest increased participation in all activity types over time for the nation.
Recreation use values per person, based on the literature, are increasing at a rate of about $1 per person per activity day faster than inflation, signaling outdoor recreation is increasing in value for people. Trends in the supply, quality, and accessibility of places to recreate are unknown given the lack of temporal data.
It also is uncertain how well the supply of recreation is meeting demand in Oregon, although supply is expected to remain largely constant while total population and recreation demand and values are increasing. Recent Wilderness designations in Oregon, particularly near urban population centers, will alter future forest recreation uses and potentially address perceived key shortages of certain recreation opportunities.
Passive Use, Carbon Sequestration, and Water Quality:
Data on supply and demand trends are currently insufficient for indicator reporting.
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Information:
Inadequate
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Recreation:
Statewide data for this indicator are inadequate. While use estimates are reliable and accurate for national forests and state parks by location, estimates for other public and private lands/water are sparse or not known. Supply estimates are reliable and accurate, but based on voluntary reporting for 2001 only, with no expectations of new data collection. Value estimates are derived from the literature for Oregon and Washington, and thus may not be accurate for Oregonians’ recreational use of lands/water in Oregon for any given year.
Passive Use, Carbon Sequestration, and Water Quality:
Statewide data are inadequate.
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| Types of information produced by this indicator |
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This indicator will produce tabular information on trends in monetary measures of contributions to society and Oregon's quality-of-life from three different ecosystem services: recreation, passive use values, and carbon sequestration.
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| 2007 Oregon Recreation Visits |
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Click here to display a full-page-sized PDF version of the above chart
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| Oregon Recreation Values (2008 dollars) |
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Click here to display a full-page-sized PDF version of the above chart
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| Recreation use by Activity in Oregon, 1987 and 2002 |
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Click here to display a full-page-sized PDF version of the above chart
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| Recreation Supply |
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The table below illustrates the total statewide supply of outdoor recreation resources; the linked table includes a PDF version of the full table of resources and and suppliers (federal, state, county, etc.).
2001 Statewide Supply of Ourdoor Recreation Resources and Facilities By Major Suppliers (OPRD)
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| Hiking Trails |
9703 miles
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| Bicycle Trails |
1947 miles
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| Designated 4x4 Trails |
305 miles
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| Designated ATV Trails |
2707 miles
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| Designated Bridle Trails |
5768 miles
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| Nature/Interpretive Trails |
621 miles
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| Designated Cross-Country Ski Trails |
1154 miles
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| Designated Snowmobile Trails |
3369 miles
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| Downhill Skiing Areas |
10,730 acres
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| Downhill Skiing Lifts |
76,005 (lift capacity)
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| Day Use Picnic Tables |
26,175 tables
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| RV/Trailer Campsites |
43,901 sites
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| Tent Campsites |
10,707 sites
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| Freshwater Beach Area (total area) |
25,763,750 square feet
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| Freshwater Beach Areas |
118,514 areas
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| Freshwater Beach Length |
700 miles
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| Boat Ramps |
783 lanes
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| Non-Motorized Boat Launches |
322 sites
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| Windsurfing Access Sites |
92 sites
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| Fishing Piers |
80,165 miles
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| Designated Hunting Areas |
17,749,202 acres
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| Outdoor Recreational Land |
33,007,111 acres
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| Outdoor Recreational Land |
818,219 acres
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| Metrics and Data Sources |
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Data Source
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| Recreation use estimate on national forests, National Visitor Use Monitoring Data (2000-2004) |
Dr. Eric White, USDA Forest Service
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| Recreation use estimates on Oregon State Parks, 2007 |
Tom Hughes, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
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| Recreation use estimates on state forests, 2007 (camping only) |
John Barnes, Oregon Department of Forestry
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| Oregon supply of outdoor recreation resources and facilities |
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
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| Oregon recreation user occasions and trends, 1987-2002 |
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
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| National recreation participation trends, 1994/95-2000/01 (National Survey of Recreation and the Environment) |
USDA Forest Service
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| Monetary estimates, Recration Use Values Database |
Dr. Randall Rosenberger, Oregon State University
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Reference: Rosenberger, Randall S. and J. Baur. 2009. Developing Sustainability Metrics B.c. for Forest Ecosystem Services Contributions to Society. Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State Univeristy. Corvallis, Oregon. 56 pp.
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| Related State, National, or International Indicators |
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- Canadian Council of Forest Ministers: Criterion 5, social and economics benefits; Indicator 5.1.8, Value of unmarketed forest-based services.
- Montreal Process: Criterion 6 - Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socio-economic benefits to meet the needs of societies: 2003 Indicator 43: Non-consumptive use forest values and 2010 Indicator 27: Revenue from forest based environmental services.
- Oregon's First Approximation Report: Criterion 6 - Maintenance and enhancement of long-term multiple socio-economic benefits to meet the needs of societies; Indicator 43, Non-consumptive use forest values, including social/cultural, recreational and biological values.
- 2003 California Forest and Range Assessment: Chapter 6, socio-economic well-being: commodity and non-commodity production and use trends
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| Learn More . . . |
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For more information on Oregon's Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management, contact:
David Morman, Director
Forest Resources Planning Program
Oregon Department of Forestry
2600 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
PH: 503-945-7413
FAX: 503-945-7490
E-MAIL: dmorman@odf.state.or.us
www.oregon.gov/ODF
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