Old-growth and mature forests combined cover the majority of forest lands managed by the Forest Service and BLM forest lands. Between 30 and 40 percent of Forest Service and BLM forested …

The forest industry remains critically important for Alabama’s economy. It is a key component in the state’s value-added supply chain and is among the top manufacturing sectors in the state, …

A Classified Forest and Wildlands tract is an area of at least 10.0 contiguous acres of forest or non-forest wildlife habitat where the landowner has agreed (by application) to be a good …

The site index (SI) of a forest is a quantitative expression of the forest site quality based on the average height of the dominant and codominant trees of a specific species at a specified base …

The fruits and twigs of poison ivy and greenbrier are food for a wide array of forest animals. Three species of ticks live on the understory plants and in the leaf litter.

Despite periods of stability, forest communities move from one successional stage to another. Throughout history, woodlands have woven their way through many cycles of growth, death, …

Since 1930, we have collected, analyzed, and reported information on the status and trends of America’s forests: how much forest exists, where it exists, who owns it, and how it is changing …