Description

INDUSTRY DEFINITION The US timber tract operations industry derives inputs such as fertilizer and seedlings from farm supplies wholesalers and forest nurseries, while contracting out a range of duties to forestry services operators - e.g. consulting, fire fighting and pest control. These inputs are required to manage forests for either commercial, recreational or environmental goals, or a combination of such aims. They are also occasionally engaged in selling timber stands for clients. These services are supplied to all levels of government (including tribal governments), real estate realtors, and wood/paper product manufacturers who own their own stands of forests. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the operation of timber tracts for the purpose of selling standing timber. A timber tract is a parcel of land used for the purpose of growing timber for harvesting on a long rotation cycle (i.e. more than ten years). ACTIVITIES (PRODUCTS AND SERVICES) The primary activities of firms in this industry are: ((Management of timber resources ((Sale of standing timber to logging operators The major products and services in this industry are: ((Management of timber stands ((Sale of timber stands SIMILAR INDUSTRIES Industry: 11142 - Nursery and Floriculture Production in the US Description: Establishments primarily engaged in (1) growing nursery and floriculture products (e.g., nursery stock, shrubbery, cut flowers, flower seeds, foliage plants) under cover or in open fields and/or (2) growing short rotation woody trees with a growing and harvesting cycle of 10 years or less for pulp or tree stock (e.g., cut Christmas trees, cottonwoods). Industry: 11321 - Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products in the US Description: Establishments primarily engaged in (1) growing trees for reforestation and/or (2) gathering forest products, such as gums, barks, balsam needles, rhizomes, fibers, Spanish moss, ginseng, and truffles. Industry: 11331 - Logging in the US Description: Establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) cutting timber; (2) cutting and transporting timber; and (3) producing wood chips in the field. Industry: 11531 - Support Activities for Forestry in the US Description: Establishments primarily engaged in performing particular support activities related to timber production, wood technology, forestry economics and marketing, and forest protection. These establishments may provide support activities for forestry, such as estimating timber, forest firefighting, forest pest control, and consulting on wood attributes and reforestation. Industry: 32111 - Sawmills and Wood Preservation in the US Description: Establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) sawing dimension lumber, boards, beams, timber, poles, ties, shingles, shakes, siding, and wood chips from logs or bolts; (2) sawing round wood poles, pilings, and posts and treating them with preservatives; (3) treating wood sawed, planed, or shaped in other establishments with creosote or other preservatives to prevent decay and to protect against fire and insects. Industry: 53119 - Lessors of Other Real Estate Property in the US Description: Establishments primarily engaged in acting as lessors of real estate (except buildings), such as manufactured home (i.e., mobile home) sites, vacant lots, and grazing land. OTHER RELATED INDUSTRIES 11321 - Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products in the US 11331 - Logging in the US 11531 - Support Activities for Forestry in the US 32111 - Sawmills and Wood Preservation in the US 32121 - Veneer, Plywood and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing in the US 32191 - Millwork in the US 32192 - Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing in the US 32199 - All Other Wood Product Manufacturing in the US 32211 - Pulp Mills in the US 42291 - Farm Supplies Wholesalers in the US 53119 - Lessors of Other Real Estate Property in the US 92 - Public Administration in the US