Nevada

Ranking as one of the state’s top manufacturing industries, Nevada’s forest products industry is a vital component of the state’s economy. The industry employs 3,000 workers with an annual payroll of $69 million. Nevada’s paper and wood manufacturing workforce represents 4.5 percent of the state’s total manufacturing workforce.

Approximately 14 percent of Nevada is forested. Credited to regeneration and planting programs, the net annual forest growth exceeds harvests by a substantial margin.

Nevada’s Land Area (in thousands of acres)
Total Land Area: 70,276
Forests: 9,928
Forests as Percent of Total: 14.1%
Federal Lands: 58,375
National Forest System: 5,833

Timberland (in thousands of acres)
Government
    Federal: 70
    State: 16
Forest Industry: 25
Other Private Nonindustrial: 57
Total Timberland: 168

Federal Land Set-Asides (in thousands of acres)
National Parks: 779
Reserved National Forest: 1,107
Fish & Wildlife Service: 2,385
Bureau of Land Management: 6,140
Total: 10,411

Tree Planting (acres)
Federal: 535
State, County % Municipal: 35
Farmer & Other Private: 62
Total: 632

Value of Industry Shipments (in thousands of dollars)
Wood Product Manufacturing: $140,597
Paper Manufacturing: $164,133

Capital Expenditures (in thousands of dollars)
Wood Product Manufacturing: $2,563
Paper Manufacturing: $10,935

Annual Production
Hardwood & Softwood Lumber (million board feet): <500

Timberland Ownership
Government: 51%
Forest Industry: 15%
Other Private Nonindustrial: 34%

Nevada’s total softwood and hardwood inventory has increased 37 percent since 1953 despite increasing production of wood and paper products.

Employment
Forestry: 84
Lumber & Wood Products (includes logging): 2,187
Paper & Allied Products: 460