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Title: 1980-1990 national program of research for forests and associated rangelands. --
Identifier: CAT86842972 (find matches)
Year: 1982 (1980s)
Authors: United States. Forest Service
Subjects: Forests and forestry Research United States; Rangelands Research United States
Publisher: (Washington, D. C. ?) : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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The Northeastern Region The Area The Northeastern Region covers 12 States and is an area of many contrasts. Twenty-seven percent of our population lives here on only 6 percent of the country's total land area. About 80 percent of the 56 million residents live and work in a metropolitan en- vironment. The region's highly concentrated popula- tion is characterized by the sprawling megalopolis ex- tending from Boston to Washington, D.C. Yet the Northeastern Region is heavily forested despite its vast urbanization. The percentage of total land area that is tree covered—58.5—is higher than for any other region. As in the South, the majority of forest land is in small, private tracts. Of the 87 million acres of forests in the Northeast, more than 73 percent is in nonin- dustrial private ownership held by an estimate 2 million owners. Only 10.5 percent of the region's forest land is publicly owned, compared with 28 per- cent for the Nation as a whole. Hardwoods occupy the majority of northeastern forest land and provide a resource base for many forest-related industries. Timber-based industries con- tribute $8 billion annually to the region's economy. One-fourth of the our pulpmills are located here; they carry one-tenth of the national wood pulping capabili- ty. About 2.3 billion board feet of sawlogs are cut each year in the Northeastern Region. Another characteristic of this region is that the value of nontimber goods and services may be as high or higher than that of traditional timber products. At least 30 percent of the population in this region depends on surface water for drinking. This water comes from forested municipal watersheds and forest- bounded reservoirs. Because virtually all of the forest land in the Northeastern Region is within easy reach of the resource user, thousands of residents turn to these forests for unique recreational opportunities not found in cities. The region's forests also provide habitats for a wide assortment of wildlife and fish. During the next half century, the demand for goods and services from the region's forest resource is ex- pected to continue increasing. In addition, industrial, residential, and other uses are expected to consume an ever greater amount of the forested acreage.
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Researcher collects yellow birch seed for hard- wood research studies. (Photo courtesy of the University of Vermont.) 33

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