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

Table 9a. Area of forest land of the United States by region and ownership class 1987-1997.1

 
Change
Region and
1987
1997
1987-1997
ownership class
(Million ha)
Northeast
  National Forest
1.0
1.0
0.0
  Other public
4.8
5.0
0.2
  Forest industry
5.1
4.5
-0.6
  Other private
23.6
24.0
0.4
  Total
34.5
34.6
0.1
North Central
  National Forest
3.4
3.7
0.2
  Other public
6.6
7.0
0.4
  Forest industry
1.8
1.5
-0.3
  Other private
20.6
22.2
1.5
  Total
32.5
34.3
1.9
Southeast
  National Forest
2.1
2.2
0.1
  Other public
2.7
3.0
0.3
  Forest industry
6.7
5.9
-0.8
  Other private
24.3
24.8
0.5
  Total
35.8
35.9
0.0
South Central
  National Forest
3.0
2.8
-0.2
  Other public
2.1
2.4
0.3
  Forest industry
8.7
9.1
0.4
  Other private
35.9
36.5
0.7
  Total
49.6
50.8
1.2
Great Plains
  National Forest
0.4
0.5
0.1
  Other public
0.1
0.1
0.0
  Forest industry
0.0
0.0
0.0
  Other private
1.2
1.3
0.1
  Total
1.7
1.9
0.2
Rocky Mountains
  National Forest
27.3
28.9
1.6
  Other public
16.5
12.9
-3.6
  Forest industry
1.2
1.2
0.0
  Other private
9.8
13.0
3.2
  Total
54.8
56.0
1.2
Pacific Coast
  National Forest
15.5
15.8
0.3
  Other public
5.5
5.6
0.1
  Forest industry
5.4
5.2
-0.2
  Other private
10.3
10.0
-0.4
   Total
36.7
36.5
-0.2
Alaska
  National Forest
4.5
4.6
0.0
  Other public
25.1
15.5
-9.6
  Forest industry
0.0
1.0
1.0
  Other private
22.6
30.6
7.9
  Total
52.2
51.5
-0.7
Hawaii
  National Forest
0.0
0.0
0.0
  Other public
0.2
0.2
0.1
  Forest industry
0.0
0.0
0.0
  Other private
0.5
0.5
-0.1
  Total
0.7
0.7
0.0
United States
  National Forest
57.3
59.5
2.2
  Other public
63.4
51.6
-11.8
  Forest industry
28.9
28.4
-0.5
  Other private
148.9
162.8
13.9
  Total
298.6
302.3
3.7
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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