Georgia's forests, 1989. Forest Service resource bulletin

Technical Report · Thu May 06 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6365073

Sheffield, R M; Johnson, T G

Since 1982, areas of timberland in Georgia declined by less than 1 percent and currently total 23.6 million acres. Nonindustrial private owners control 68 percent of the State's timberland. Volume of softwood growing stock declined 6 percent, whereas hardwood growing-stock volume increased 5 percent. Softwood net annual growth dropped 15 percent to 818 million cubic feet, and hardwood growth declined 11 percent to 457 million cubic feet. Annual removals of softwood and hardwood growing stock increased 16 and 50 percent, respectively. Annual softwood mortality was down 5 percent, while hardwood mortality increased 40 percent.

• Research Organization: Forest Service, Asheville, NC (United States). Southeastern Forest Experiment Station
• OSTI ID: 6365073
• Report Number(s): PB-93-190361/XAB; FSRB-SE--133
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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