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Forest Facts
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.
Flying Finns
Historically, the non-profit Evergreen Foundation has been supported by this nation’s Independent sawmill owners and its family-owned logging companies. In our entire history, we have never accepted funding from a government source or from any individual, group or company who sought to control our forestry education mission.
We are profoundly grateful to the individuals, groups and companies listed here who have been our core supporters for so many years. Without their generosity and moral support our Foundation would not exist.
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Evergreen Contributors
John Marker
Mt. Hood, OR, USA
Larry Mason
Seattle, WA, USA
Robert Maynard
Seattle, WA, USA
Dan McGuire
Opportunity, MT, USA
Holly McKenzie
Columbia Falls, MT, USA
Warren Mertz
Jacksonville, OR, USA
Robert Miller
Greenwood, SC, USA
Blair Moody
Medford, OR, USA
Jeffery Morganfish
Billings, MT, USA
Paul Niehaus
Standish, ME, USA
Bo Niesen
Missoula, MT, USA
Nathan Osbourne
Eugene, OR, USA
David Palermo
Henderson, NV, USA
Rodman Peil
Salem, OR, USA
Jim Petersen
Bigfork, MT, USA
Pierson Richard
Federal Way, WA, USA
F.L. Jr., Poirier
Blanchard, ID, USA
Resource Roundup
Spearfish, SD, USA
Lanse Richardson
Boise, ID, USA
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Estill, SC, USA
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