Private ownership represents about 56 percent of the country’s total forest land and25 percent are forests measuring less than 50 acres United States forests are among the most proactively managed woodlands in the world. Federal forest management began in 1876 when Congress created the first office to assess the quality and condition of U.S. forests. […]

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by Pamela McFarland

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