About two-thirds (504 million acres) of the Nation's forests are classed as timberland, productive forests capable of producing 20 cubic feet per acre of indust

The United States has a diverse array of forest cover types on its 747 million acres of forest land. Forests in the United States have been shaped by many natur

Describes area changes among major land uses on the U.S. land base for historical trends from 1982 to 2002 and projections out to 2062. Historically, 11 million

Forestry practices are closely linked to decisions that address measures on climate change, biodiversity and the institutional framework for sustainable develop