New Jersey forests 2018: summary report
| Authors: | Susan Crocker, Sjana Schanning, Christopher W. W. Woodall, Brett J. Butler, Jesse Caputo, Thomas Goff, Cassandra Kurtz, Tonya Lister, Randall Morin, Mark D. D. Nelson, Rachel Riemann, Ronald J. Piva, Brian F. Walters, William Zipse |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Type: | Resource Bulletin |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RB-138 |
| Source: | Resour. Bull. NRS-138. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. |
Abstract
This summary report provides an overview of the current conditions, changing trends, issues, and threats to statewide forest resources based on findings from the 2018 inventory of New Jersey’s forests. New Jersey’s forests report an estimated 1.9 million acres of forest land and 89 tree species. Forest land is dominated by maples in the north and pitch pine in the south. The volume of growing stock on timberland currently totals 3.3 billion cubic feet. Average annual mortality of sound volume of live trees on forest land has remained relatively stable since 2013 and currently totals 54.7 million cubic feet per year. This report includes additional information on forest attributes, land-use change, carbon, timber products, and forest health. A detailed interactive report and supplemental information, including (1) tables summarizing quality assurance, (2) a core set of tabular estimates for a variety of forest resources, and (3) user and database guides for P2 and P2+ protocols can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RB-138.
Access interactive report: New Jersey Forests 2018: Interactive Report
Supplemental Files:
Download New Jersey forests 2018: CSV files (zip file, 15 MB)
Download New Jersey forests 2018: estimate tables (Excel file, 531 KB)
Download New Jersey forests 2018: quality assurance tables (Excel file, 62 KB)
Download New Jersey forests 2018: user and database guides (zip file, 16 MB)