Adam Wasiak is our 20160 World Forest Institute International Fellow from Poland. Presentation video link https://youtu.be/fMuxpz3A9yI?list=PL1XBY4Mor-H2zQG70aMCcUGAxoFy_aWmn -Adam Wasiak is finishing his PhD dissertation at the Forest Research Institute in Warsaw, Poland -He works as a Senior Advisor for the Polish State Forest -His Fellowship project focused comparing “Forest Management Practices between Poland and Oregon”

1. Sustainable Forest Management
in Public Forests
Poland / Oregon
by Adam Wasiak
Senior Advisor to the Directorate General of State Forests in Warsaw,
International Fellow from Poland at the World Forest Institute, Portland OR

2.  Area: 121k sq mil
 Population: 38 Million
 Capital: Warsaw (2,5 million)
 GDP: 593 billion US$ - forestry 3%
 GDP (per capita): US$ 16k
 Forest Type: Temperate Coniferous Forests
 Area: 98,3 sq mil
 Population: 3.9 Million
 Capital: Salem
 GPD: 203 billion US$-forestry 8%
 GDP (per capita): US$ 52k
 Forest Type: Temperate Coniferous Forests
Poland Oregon

3. Forest Management Types
49.20%
1.40%
49.40%
Poland
36%
33%
31%
Oregon
Wood Production Multi Resource Reserve

4. Forestland (*Million Acres)
Oregon Poland
30
24
31
39
2
1
Forestland
Nonforestland
(Farmland, Urbanized
Areas etc.)
Water Area
17
0.2
4
0.2
0.2 0.4
POLAND
State Forest Other Privately-Owned
Individual Privately Owned Community Owned
18
1
0.2
6
4.3
0.5
OREGON
Federal Forestlands State Forestland
County and municipal Large private landowners

5. 976
433
Billion Board Feet
Poland Oregon
45,800
14,200
Board Feet (per acre)
Poland Oregon
Wood Volumen in Forestland
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) 35%
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) 16%
Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) 12%
Pine (Pinus silvestris) 62%
Birch (Betula pendula) 8%
Oak (Quercus robur) 7%
Dominant Tree Species (Poland and Oregon)

6. Forest Products Contributions to the Economy
POLAND OREGON
Direct jobs 375,000 59,000
Contribution to the economy $ 16.8 billion $ 12 billion
Exported out of state/country 60% 70%
Sawnmills 1,9 bbf 5,25 bbf (#1 in US)
Plywood and veneer plants 9,6 million sq. feet 2,7 million sq. feet
Pulp/paper $ 4,1 billion $ 2,6 billion
Furniture $ 6,5 billion (# 4 in the world) $ 0,97 billion

7. 4.1
Oregon
80%
12%
7%
1%
Harvest Level
Private
Federal Lands
Oregon Department of Forestry
Other Public
11%
89%
Harvest Level
Private State Forest
16.1
Poland(Billion Board Feet) (Billion Board Feet )
Forest economy – industrial forest products
50% of annual growth 66% of annual growth

8. Take Home Messages and Shared Experiences
Forest – wood supply chain
- Engineered wood: CLT and LVL
- Wood bioenergy
- Timber sale systems
Forest protection
- Level of dead standing trees in the forest
- Forest fires monitoring and protection
Forest education
- Nature conservation and forest management
Public forest management
- Public input

9. Laws, Rules and Strategies
Oregon
• National Forest Management Act (1972)
• Oregon Forest Practices Act (1971)
• State Forest Management Plan Northwest-Oregon
• National Forest Land and Resources Managements plans
• Implementations plans
References:
Poland
• National Forest Act (1992)
• European Forest Strategy
• National Forest Program – Poland
• Forest managements plans
Public Forests Managers
USDA U.S Forest Service
Oregon Department of Forestry
State Forest
• Rio de Janeiro Forest Principles (UNCED 1992)
• Sustainable forest management criteria and indicators

10. Adam Wasiak
International Fellow from Poland
World Forest Institute
4033 SW Canyon Rd.
Portland, OR 97221
T: 503-488-2166
F: 503-228-4608
awasiak@worldforestry.org
http://wfi.worldforestry.org/
Contact in Poland
Dyrekcja Generalna Lasów Państwowych
ul. Grójecka 127, 02-124 Warszawa
T: +48 22 58 98 100
F: +48 22 58 98 171
Adam.Wasiak@lasy.gov.pl
http://lasy.gov.pl