Iowa's forest resources in 2001

Earl C. Leatherberry; Steve Pennington; Gary J. Brand

doi:10.2737/NC-RB-219

Treesearch

Iowa's forest resources in 2001

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Earl C. Leatherberry, Steve Pennington, Gary J. Brand

Year:

2003

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-RB-219

Source:

Resour. Bull. NC-219. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 21 p.

Download (PDF 887 KB)

Download (PDF 887 KB): https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/11849.pdf

Abstract

Results of the 2001 annual inventory of Iowa show an estimated 2.6 million acres of forest land in the State. The estimate of total all live tree volume on forest land is 3.6 billion cubic feet. Nearly 2.5 million acres of forest land in Iowa are classified as timberland. The estimate of growing-stock volume on timberland is 2.7 billion cubic feet. All live aboveground tree biomass on timberland is estimated at 98.4 million dry tons. Known pathogens and pests in Iowa''s forests include oak wilt and gypsy moth.

Keywords

Annual inventory, forest area, forest type, volume, biomass, Iowa

Citation

Leatherberry, Earl C.; Pennington, Steve; Brand, Gary J. 2003. Iowa''s forest resources in 2001. Resour. Bull. NC-219. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 21 p.