Tennesse Forest Acreage Increasing

R. L. Johnson

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Tennesse Forest Acreage Increasing

Informally Refereed

Authors:

R. L. Johnson

Year:

1961

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Southern Forestry Notes SO-SFN-136. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

Tennessee has 13,432,400 acres of commercial fore st land, according to a new suvey of the State's timber resources. All together, these woodIands occupy 51 percent of the total land are a in Tennessee. The estimate includes all forest land that is producing or is capable of producing industrial wood and not withdrawn from timber utilization. An additional 263, 500 acres of Tennessee forest land is reserved from timber cutting. Most of the reserved area is in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Citation

Johnson, R. L. 1961. Tennesse Forest Acreage Increasing. Southern Forestry Notes SO-SFN-136. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.