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Chapter 2: Current and Historical Trends in Use, Management and Disturbance of United States Forest Lands-English Unit Data
by Richard A. Birdsey & George M. Lewis

Table 9a. Area of forest land of the United States by region and ownership class 1987-19971.

 
Change
Region and
1987
1997
1987-1997
ownership class
(Million ac)
Northeast
  National Forest
2.5
2.5
0.0
  Other public
11.8
12.4
0.6
  Forest industry
12.7
11.2
-1.5
  Other private
58.3
59.4
1.1
  Total
85.3
85.5
0.2
North Central
  National Forest
8.5
9.1
0.6
  Other public
16.3
17.2
0.9
  Forest industry
4.4
3.8
-0.6
  Other private
51.0
54.8
3.8
  Total
80.2
84.8
4.6
Southeast
  National Forest
5.3
5.5
0.2
  Other public
6.6
7.4
0.8
  Forest industry
16.6
14.5
-2.1
  Other private
60.1
61.3
1.2
  Total
88.6
88.7
0.1
South Central
  National Forest
7.4
6.9
-0.5
  Other public
5.1
5.8
0.7
  Forest industry
21.5
22.5
1.1
  Other private
88.6
90.2
1.6
  Total
122.6
125.4
2.8
Great Plains
  National Forest
1.0
1.2
0.2
  Other public
0.3
0.3
0.1
  Forest industry
0.0
0.0
0.0
  Other private
2.9
3.2
0.3
  Total
4.2
4.8
0.6
Rocky Mountains
  National Forest
67.4
71.5
4.0
  Other public
40.8
31.9
-8.9
  Forest industry
3.0
2.9
0.0
  Other private
24.2
32.1
7.9
  Total
135.4
138.4
3.0
Pacific Coast
  National Forest
38.3
39.1
0.8
  Other public
13.5
13.7
0.2
  Forest industry
13.2
12.7
-0.5
  Other private
25.6
24.6
-1.0
  Total
90.7
90.2
-0.5
Alaska
  National Forest
11.2
11.3
0.1
  Other public
61.9
38.2
-23.7
  Forest industry
0.0
2.4
2.4
  Other private
55.9
75.5
19.6
  Total
129.0
127.4
-1.7
Hawaii
  National Forest
0.0
0.0
0.0
  Other public
0.4
0.6
0.2
  Forest industry
0.0
0.0
0.0
  Other private
1.3
1.2
-0.2
  Total
1.7
1.7
0.0
United States
  National Forest
141.6
147.0
5.3
  Other public
156.8
127.5
-29.2
  Forest industry
71.4
70.1
-1.3
  Other private
368.0
402.4
34.4
  Total
737.7
747.0
9.2
1 From Smith et al. 2001 and other public records.


Users of these tables are kindly requested to cite their source:
Birdsey, Richard A.; Lewis, George M. 2002. Current and Historical Trends in Use,
Management and Disturbance of United States Forest Lands. IN: Kimble, John et al. (eds.),
The Potential of U.S. Forest Soils to Sequester Carbon and Mitigate the Greenhouse Effect.
Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. XXX p.


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