Annual Report of Kentucky’s Forest Inventory Released: Forest area remains same, growth rate still greater than removal rate
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| Annual Report of Kentucky's Forest Inventory released (www.srs.fs.fed.us/pubs/su/su_srs057.pdf). |
According to a Forest Inventory Analysis (FIA) Factsheet
recently released by the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, forest
land in Kentucky covers an estimated 12.4 million acres. The report – a compilation of data collected
by the Kentucky Division of Forestry’s FIA program – also included information
about forest composition, common trees, forest land ownership, standing-tree
wood volume and average growth and removals.
“Kentucky’s forest resources have shown very little
fluctuation since the previous annual inventory,” said Leah MacSwords, director
for the Kentucky Division of Forestry.
The report notes that Kentucky’s forests are producing two times more
wood volume than is being removed. While
wood-using industries have been affected by the slowing economy, Kentucky’s
forests continue to “stand ready” for economic development opportunities in
rural areas of the state. For more information visit www.srs.fs.fed.us/pubs/su/su_srs057.pdf
