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Forests and Forestry in Indiana

The following information is from the edition of Evergreen Magazine devoted to the forests of Indiana. The editor complied information from many sources in Indiana. We believe that the information is correct and provides an excellent overview of the forests of Indiana for the general reader.

A more current overview is provided by http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/misc.htm

The most detailed source of information is "Indiana's Forests in 1998," Thomas L. Schmidt, Mark H. Hansen, and James A. Solomakos. 2000. U. S. Dept. Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station, Resources Bulletin NC-196. It is not available on the web, but all the data included in it, plus much more, is available in the form of custom reports at http://www.srsfia.usfs.msstate.edu/scripts/ew.htm
Once you're at this site select IN in the lower left corner of the screen and proceed through the draw-down menus to select the information you would like to see.

Also view "The Status of Forest Resources in the North Central United States."

Answers to Questions of Public Interest and Concern
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Touring America for Forestry
How big are Indiana's forests, and who owns them?
How have Indiana's forests changed since settlement began?
What are Indiana's forests like today?
Is it necessary to "manage" Indiana's forests?
Does growth exceed harvest in Indiana's forests, and are forests replanted after harvesting?
What is the timber industry's economic contribution to Indiana, and what products do they manufacture?
The Drive to Protect Indiana's Forests.
The Evergreen Foundation and its supporters.

We thank The Evergreen Foundation for permission to post this information taken from the January 1998 Evergreen magazine.

 

 

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