Forests of North Carolina—As Variable as Our People, Our Regions and Our History.

摘要

The productivity and ecological character of North Carolina’s future forests rest largely in the hands of over 500,000 private individuals and families who own 78% of the state’s 17.7 million acres of commercial timberland. Owners cherish the forest for the economic, social and environmental benefits the forest provides. Forest management, timber harvesting and reforestation decisions are influenced by many things, including family situation, the productivity and character of the soils, the current condition of the forest, income needs and philosophy about land ownership and the environment