State of U.S. forests: Status and projections from the 2017 forest resources report and the 2020 resources planning act assessment
IRG/WP 24-50399
S Oswalt
This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of the state and trajectory of America’s forest land, drawing from the “Forest Resources of the United States, 2017” and the “Future of America’s Forests and Rangelands: Forest Service 2020 Resources Planning Act Assessment.” It describes the current status and historic trends of forest land area, ownership, and volume and then expands to explore the socioeconomic impacts and influence of climate on future forest resources under various modeled scenarios.