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Some 1.5 billion trees are planted in the U.S. every year, about 5 trees for every American.

Annually, U.S. forestland owners plant about 6 trees for every tree harvested.

About one-third of America's original forest - some 300 million acres - have been converted to other uses, principally agriculture.

There are 26 million more acres of forestland in the Northeast than there were in 1900.

Today, forests blanket about one-third of the U.S. land base and about half the U.S. East.

U.S. annual growth rates have exceeded harvest rates since the 1940's.

Timber harvesting is forbidden on 50% of all National Forest lands in the U.S.

National Forests account for 20% of the nation's forestlands and 19% of its timberlands.

National Forests hold 46% of the nation's softwood timber inventory but only provide 6% of the annual harvest.

Since 1986, the harvest of timber from America's national forests has declined 70%.

In the West, 34% of all forestland and 54% of all timberlands are in national forests.

National forests in the Pacific Coast and Intermountain West regions hold 68% of the nation's softwood timber inventory, but provide less than 28% of annual harvest.

Forest density has increased 40% in the U.S. over the last 50 years.

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1998-09-07 By: Eric Johnson

The logging industry across northern New York State and New England has a long, rich and colorful history, backed by a mountain of tradition and popular folklore.

2009-03-05 By: Markian Petruncio, Ph.D. and Edwin Lewis

The Yakama Reservation in southcentral Washington State is a magnificent cultural resource for the 9,800 enrolled members of the Yakama Nation.

2009-03-04 By: Kenneth A. Armson1 R.P.F.

A World Leader in Sustainable Forest Management

1998-06-01 By: Jim Petersen

In this Issue

1998-09-01 By: Jim Petersen

In this issue, we write about forests and forestry in the Northeast. To grasp the magnitude of this story, turn to the back page. There you will find a list of 183 contributors who helped fund this project.

2009-03-03

Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada

2007-01-01

In this issue, we write about the still unfolding scandal in the Oregon State University College of Forestry. It is meticulously researched and, we hope a thoughtfully written assessment of the so-called "Donato controversy"-a lamentable if not inexcusable act orchestrated from the shadows by at least two OSU professors and one Forest Service scientist.

2005-01-15 By: Gary S. Morishima

Attend any public meeting on forest management and you'll probably encounter a whole school of red herring.

2006-01-15 By: Todd A. Salberg

Integrating cultural Resource Management and Hazardous Fuels Reduction

2006-01-15 By: Jim Durglo

Nestled next to the Mission Range of the Rocky Mountains in western Montana, is the Flathead Indian Reservation

2006-01-15 By: John Sessions

A comparison of the 1991 and 2001 national assessments.

2006-01-15 By: Dave Skinner

How and why tribal forestlands are managed differently from federal forestlands

2006-05-15 By: Dave Skinner

Eastern Oregon's forests and communities are in a death spiral. Can anything be done to save them from certain disaster?

2002-06-03 By: Jim Petersen

It has been a god-awful fire season in the Southwest. Just ask Bob Hennkens.

2004-01-01 By: Remy Charest

Stakeholders and citizens are getting more and more involved

2003-05-01

Time is running out for forests in the Southwest. Wildfires and insects are devouring them in a death-dance unlike anything anyone has ever seen: unlike anything for which scientists can find precedent in nature.

2003-05-05 By: Bruce Vincent

2003-05-05 By: Jay O'Laughlin

Softwood Resource Conditions and Management Implications

2003-11-03 By: Jim Peterson

In this issue we write about the twin towers of human progress: knowledge and inspiration.

2002-06-03 By: Jim Petersen

The skies have cleared over northern Arizona and New Mexico, marking the end of the worst Southwest forest fire season in anyone's memory.

2002-06-03 By: Jim Petersen

Yes there are good forest fires. In fact, foresters often "prescribe" fire to dispose of accumulated debris, enrich the soil by speeding nutrient recycling or retard the growth of shrubs or grasses that would otherwise crowd out recently planted seedlings.

1998-05-31 By: Jim Petersen

How else should a trustee manage a property held in trust other than as is obviously considered prudent for the management of his own property?

2003-05-01 By: Douglas W. MacCleery

Does the Past Provide Lessons for the Future?

2003-05-01 By: Jim Petersen

2004-01-01 By: Marj Welch

The Standoff Ends: Industry, First Nations and Environmentalists Make Peace. B.C. Embraces Innovative Results-based Forestry Program

2002-06-03 By: Jim Petersen

"Almost anything" is the quick answer to the question.

2002-06-03 By: Jim Petersen

It is hard to believe that the Southwest's tumbledown forests once fit Edward Beale's idyllic description, but they did.

2002-06-03 By: Jim Petersen

The immediate causes of the Southwest's wildfires vary: lightning strikes, careless campers and arson. But there are underlying factors- reasons why these fires are so large and so much more ferocious than any for which evidence exists in natural history-that add up to real problems for communities, firefighters and the nation.

2000-12-01

If we stop managing National Forests, they will decline and die, just as they've done at least 16 times since the last Ice Age.

2000-12-01

A coalition of the nation's most powerful environmental organizations has asked Congress to approve legislation that would outlaw logging in National Forests.

2000-12-01

Next to a nuclear explosion, there is no more lethal killing force on earth than a big forest fire. The most violent are called "blowups" because they are capable of exploding.

2000-12-01

The claim that ailing western forests can heal themselves if they are left alone seems based on a belief that pre-European forests and prairies were naturally functioning ecosystems uninfluenced by humans.

2000-12-01

The difference between "Zero Cut" and "Forest Restoration" is perhaps best illustrated in terms of nature's three most intractable lessons: It is not possible to save or preserve a forest. The only constant in nature is change.

2004-01-01 By: Gwen Martin

A Rich Forestry History and a Powerful Vision of the Future

2004-01-01 By: Avery Ascher

Sustainability Sets the Pace In Provincial Forests

2004-01-01 By: Tom Douglas

National Forest Strategy And Canada Forest Accord Turn Potential Enemies Into Across-The-Table Dialoguers

2006-01-15 By: Jack G. Peterson and James R. Erickson

Successful ITC Collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs

2004-01-01 By: Moira Farr

Province takes a serious look at forest sustainability

2004-01-01 By: Elaine Schiman

Building Forestry Partnerships For Prosperity

1998-06-01 By: Gary S. Morishima

For countless generations, the economic and spiritual well being of Indian people has been tied to the land, air, water and all things that walk, fly, swim or grow roots.

2000-05-01 By: Jim Petersen

An Interview with Minnesota State Forester Jerry Rose

2003-05-05 By: John R. Olson

Meeting Society's Expectations While Expanding Shareholder Value

2004-01-01 By: Annelies Pool

Traditional Uses Of Forest Products Drive Management Philosophy

2006-01-15 By: Catherine M. Mater

Over the last few years, there has been much discussion of the use of the Montreal Process Criteria

2009-02-17 By: John Gordon

Forests affect the economic, cultural, and spiritual well being of tribal communities in many ways.

2002-06-03 By: Jim Petersen

If we do nothing, most of the Southwest's forests will be lost to fire.

2000-05-01 By: Jim Petersen

An Interview with Top Industry Observers: Jim Bowyer and John Krantz

2000-05-01 By: Jim Petersen

2003-11-15 By: Jim Peterson

I'd recommend the Forest Products Lab to anyone. They do a marvelous job." Phil Archuletta

2009-03-17 By: Jim Petersen

2004-01-01 By: David Holehouse

Diverse land-use demands and landscapes influence Alberta's management approaches

2004-07-01 By: Tim Partin

2004-07-01 By: Dave Skinner

Tucked into the corrugated folds of far Southwest Oregon, the Siskiyou National Forest has been ground zero in the national forest policy wars for 25 years.

2003-08-01 By: Jim Petersen

"The only thing being protected in the public's forests today is the political influence of environmental groups..."

2002-06-03 By: Jim Petersen

Yes, the West's wildfire situation can get worse. In fact, it will get worse, probably much worse.

2004-07-01 By: Jim Petersen

2006-05-15 By: Dave Skinner

Eastern Oregon's forests and communities are in a death spiral. Can anything be done to save them from certain disaster?

2007-01-01 By: Jim Peterson

In this issue, we write about the still unfolding scandal in the Oregon State University College of Forestry.

2009-02-26 By: Larry Mason

Some visitors are fortunate to be invited to walk in tribal forests.

2006-05-15 By: Dave Skinner

Eastern Oregon's forests and communities are in a death spiral. Can anything be done to save them from certain disaster?

2006-05-15 By: Dave Skinner

Eastern Oregon's forests and communities are in a death spiral. Can anything be done to save them from certain disaster?

2006-01-15 By: Bodie Shaw

Indeed, Indian Country has come a long way during this past century in terms of the evolution of the Indian firefighting force.

2006-01-15 By: Timothy E. Moriarty, David W. Wilson, and Robert P. Bizal

Resource planning greatly strengthens a tribe's opportunity to sustain tribal vision and resources of value.

2006-01-15 By: Nolan Colegrove, Sr.

The forest is in your hands, take care of it for the people," those are the words of my grandfather, Alfred Nolan Colegrove, Sr.

2002-06-03 By: Jim Petersen

When logging slash is not properly disposed of it can be a fire hazard.

News and announcements:

2007-01-11 By: Diane Denenberg

Developed by the Western Urban and Community Forestry Committee Of the Council of Western State Foresters and the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition

2007-05-15 By: Diane Denenberg

A Report on 2006 Wildland Fires by the Independent Large Wildfire Cost Panel Chartered by the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture

2009-03-17 By: Jay O'Laughlin

The U.S. forest sector (forest management and wood products manufacturing) sequesters enough carbon each year to offset 10% of the nation's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.Managing forests to uptake and store more atmospheric carbon adds another dimension to the enduring question, when should trees be cut?

2003-07-07 By: Oregon State University

Management Options for Forest Regeneration, Fire and Insect Risk Reduction and Timber Salvage

2004-12-06 By: Robert A. Harrington

An assessment on the condition of Montana's forests, and the communities that depend on them

2008-12-22

2009-03-23

Leading the way to a healthy environment, a green economy and a sustainable future. Environmental Transition Recommendations for the Obama Administration

2009-01-06

For years, utilities felt their future was in coal and nuclear. Today, under pressure to go green, they are about to make some wrong decisions that will negatively affect our industry and society as a whole.

2009-03-09 By: Diane Denenberg

A Framework for Cooperative Forest Stewardship 2009 Update

2009-03-12

2009-03-20 By: Western Forestry Leadership Coalition

Western Forestry Leadership Coalition Invasive Plant Strategy Report The Silent Wildfire

2009-03-01 By: Charles E. Keegan III

Severe wildfires in 2000 testify to the hazardous forest conditions over large areas of New Mexico.

2008-06-02 By: Diane Denenberg

A Summary Report of Wood Utilization Efforts in Heating Systems in the Western United States and Territories.

1999-03-01 By: Dr. W.R.J (Wink) Sutton

International Forestry Report - This report featured in the 1999 Annual Report of Evergreen Forests Limited and is reproduced by Forest Enterprises Limited with the permission of Evergreen Forests Limited and the author Dr. W. R. J. (Wink) Sutton.

2002-01-16

The use of the National Forest Reserves. History and Objects of Forest Reserves

2003-07-07 By: Larry Mason

Forest fuel reduction treatments are needed, as demonstrated by the increased number of devastating crown fires and annual increases in National Forest acres categorized as high risk.

2003-04-07 By: Henry Spelter and Matthew Alderman

About 160 fewer softwood sawmills are operating in the United States and Canada than were 8 years ago. Nevertheless, the combined capacity of the remaining mills has increased by 16%, to over 173 million cubic meters.

2009-09-23 By: AFRC

2007-06-19 By: Jay O'Laughlin

This presentation focuses on potential improvements in the implementation of the National Fire Plan in Idaho.

2009-03-16 By: Jay O'Laughlin

During the 2007 session of the Idaho Legislature two concurrent resolutions (HCR 26, HCR 27) authorized the creation of interim committees to address two forestry issues.

2004-07-05 By: Charles E. Keegan III, Carl E. Fiedler and Todd A. Morgan

Potential hazard reduction and economic effects of a strategic treatment program

2004-12-01 By: Robert A. Harrington

An assessment of the condition of Montana's forests and the communities that depend on them

2008-01-28 By: Thomas M. Bonnicksen, Ph.D.

Overview and Technical Information (Beta Version)

2007-12-12 By: Diane Denenberg

A Western Summary 2007

2007-06-01 By: Diane Denenberg

A summary of approaches to water quality implementation and effectiveness monitoring

2008-02-05 By: Indur M. Goklany

The state-of-the-art British-sponsored fasttrack assessment of the global impacts of climate change, a major input to the much-heralded Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, indicates that through the year 2100, the contribution of climate change to human health and environmental threats will generally be overshadowed by factors not related to climate change.

2008-08-22 By: Mark E. Harmon

Persistent changes in tree mortality rates can alter forest structure, composition, and ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration.

2007-05-04 By: Diane Denenberg

This paper has been prepared by forestry representatives of the U.S. tropical islands and the US Forest Service for use by the State & Private Forestry Program Redesign Committee.

2006-06-02 By: Larry Mason

Impacts of Treatment Thinning Intensity and Implementation Schedules on Fire Hazard Reduction Effectiveness, Carbon Storage, and Economics.

2006-04-03 By: Jack Hulsey and Karen Ripley

A Net Cost Approach to a True Wildfire Protection Program

2006-03-01 By: council of Western Foresters

Since the passage of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA) in 2003, communities have been charged with becoming active partners in their own protection from wildfire.

2005-01-03

Important Progress Has Been Made, but Challenges Remain to Completing a Cohesive Strategy

2006-07-03 By: Charles E. Keegan III

The last two decades have brought major changes in timber harvest, product output, and forest management to the western United States

2007-01-01 By: Charles E. Kay

Were Native People Keystone Predators? A Continuous-Time Analysis of Wildlife Observations Made by Lewis and Clark in 1804-1806

2007-03-08 By: Diane Denenberg

A Framework for Cooperative Forest Stewardship - March 2007

2007-01-08 By: Larry Mason

Development of sustainable forest management alternatives for the Olympic Experimental State Forest (OESF) that simultaneously produce a combination of environmental conditions and harvest revenues to meet the stewardship objectives of the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) imposes a difficult burden with high hurdles that must be met.

2010-01-04 By: USFS

2009-06-15

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