Minnesota’s timber harvesting guidelines : an assessment of their financial cost to forest landowners and influence on willingness to pay for stumpage.

A report of study conducted to determine the extent to which forest landowners incur additional financial costs resulting from the application of Minnesota’s timber harvesting guidelines through: (1) lower prices received for timber stumpage, (2) foregone revenue from merchantable timber left on the site after harvest; and (3) additional time required to design and set-up timber sales which incorporate timber harvesting guidelines