Number: 98-233
Title: FEDERAL TIMBER HARVESTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. TIMBER SUPPLY
Authors: Ross W. Gorte, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division 
Abstract: The importance of federal timber has been debated at length over many years. The federal government owns about 20 percent of U.S. timberlands, concentrated in the west, and about 30 percent of U.S. timber inventory (and 44 percent of the softwood inventory). Declines in federal harvests in recent years, and legislation to end federal harvests, have led to concerns about the impacts on forest health and on the economy. The national impacts appear to be relatively modest, but local and regional effects could be substantial.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated March 10, 1998