1	Virginia Department of Forestry THE VALUE OF FORESTRY IN MATHEWS COUNTY
2	Purpose: To share with you the Value of Forest Resources in Mathews County
3	The Resource: Forest Cover
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5	Forest Economic Information – Mathews County Direct Economic impact: $12,391,968 Primary/secondary manufacturing and production Indirect economic impact: $1,578,445 Services to Industry, i.e. trucking, supplies, maintenance, construction, etc. Induced economic impact: $44,066 Employee spending Total Economic Impact: $14,014,479
6	Mathews County Landowner Harvest Revenues
7	Forest Land Economic Summary In Mathews County: $14,014,479 annual economic impact Any loss of forest land means decreasing forest economic vitality for the county
8	Forest Related Employment 2815 people were employed in Mathews County in 2003
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10	"Creates a visual quality to..." Creates a visual quality to a road Small buffers are at risk for wind and storm damage Large buffers take away from primary land use Roadside buffers take the property management rights from the landowner often without compensation as the land is still taxable
11	Statewide Forest Land Status Forest Land Lost 67,000 acres of forests or 105 square miles per year is converted to other land uses.
12	Forests Value For every $1 landowners receive for their timber $35.39 of value is added to Virginia’s economy For every $ 1.00 of tax revenue from forest land requires $ .31 in services Every $ 1.00 of tax revenue from residential requires services of $ 1.34 from the county
13	THANK YOU! Questions? For Further Information, please contact Jeff Darr (804) 693-2880 or jeff.darr@dof.virginia.gov or visit www.dof.virginia.gov Or call Tidewater Resource Conservation & Development Council at 804-443-1118
14	Equal Opportunity Providers Agencies and organizations involved prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation or marital /family status in all of their programs and activities.