Forest Area in Kansas, 1981

Ronald L. Hackett

doi:10.2737/NC-RN-298

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Forest Area in Kansas, 1981

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Authors:

Ronald L. Hackett

Year:

1983

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RN-298

Source:

Research Note NC-298. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

The 1981 forest inventory of Kansas showed that 2.6 percent of the total land area is forested. Commercial forest land accounted for 89 percent or 1,207,900 acres of the forest land and oak-hickory is the major forest type. An important Kansas resource are the 150,000 acres of natural wooded strips.

Keywords

Commercial forest land, noncommercial forest land, wooded strips, land use, forest type

Citation

Hackett, Ronald L. 1983. Forest Area in Kansas, 1981. Research Note NC-298. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station