Forest Coverage is Up for a Century

The forest cover of the United States mapped

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Click to access ForestFacts_1952-2012_English.pdf

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Added 51M Sq Miles, 1987-2017: Size of North Carolina

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Added 28M Sq Miles, 1990-2020: Size of South Carolina

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Timberland Has Grown as Part of Total Forest

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Healthy Stock by Volume, Diameter, Age, Carbon

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https://usafacts.org/articles/how-us-forests-affect-the-environment-and-help-stabilize-the-climate/

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46313

Annual Growth and Harvest are Sustainable

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Ownership, Preservation, Management Plans

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US in Global Context

Threats are Real, But Often Exaggerated

“Many challenges are associated with drought, wildfire, invasive species, and outbreaks of insects and disease—all made worse by climate change. Warming temperatures mean more energy in the atmosphere, which is consistent with severe weather events, such as floods, tornadoes, blizzards, ice storms, and hurricanes.” 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/speeches/state-forests-and-forestry-united-states-1

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/20/health/iyw-cities-losing-36-million-trees-how-to-help-trnd/index.html

https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/USA/?category=summary&dashboardPrompts=eyJzaG93UHJvbXB0cyI6dHJ1ZSwicHJvbXB0c1ZpZXdlZCI6W10sInNldHRpbmdzIjp7Im9wZW4iOmZhbHNlLCJzdGVwSW5kZXgiOjAsInN0ZXBzS2V5IjoiIn0sIm9wZW4iOnRydWUsInN0ZXBzS2V5IjoiZG93bmxvYWREYXNoYm9hcmRTdGF0cyJ9&location=WyJjb3VudHJ5IiwiVVNBIl0%3D&map=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%3D&showMap=true

Are North American Forests Really Shrinking? What the Data Tell Us

https://www.treehugger.com/more-trees-than-there-were-years-ago-its-true-4864115

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-us-forests-affect-the-environment-and-help-stabilize-the-climate/

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/proportion-of-forest-area-with-long-term-management-plan?time=2020