Forest Area in North Dakota, 1980

Ronald L. Hackett

doi:10.2737/NC-RN-275

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Forest Area in North Dakota, 1980

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Authors:

Ronald L. Hackett

Year:

1982

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RN-275

Source:

Research Note NC-275. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

In 1980 North Dakota's forest resources covered 518,100 acres of land, a slight decline from 572,400 acres reported in 1954. The area of commercial forest land also dropped from 398,400 acres to 343,200 acres. The aspen forest type makes up 41 percent of the commercial forest area.

Keywords

Commercial forest land, productive-reserved, unproductive, wooded strips, shelterbelts, nonforest with trees, forest type, land use

Citation

Hackett, Ronald L. 1982. Forest Area in North Dakota, 1980. Research Note NC-275. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station