Most public forest land is held by four Federal agencies (United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service) as well as numerous …

Tongass National Forest, nestled in the southeastern region of Alaska, stands as the largest national forest in the United States and is a prime example of a temperate rainforest.

There is at least one national forest in all but ten states: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Dakota, and Rhode Island (although …

Take a look at just a few of our incredible national forests, from New Hampshire to Alaska, and you will never again forget those "other" public lands. At 16.5 million acres, Tongass National …

Jun 17, 2024 · Based on data from the U.N. FAO, approximately 33.2% or about 304,022,000 hectares of the United States of America is forested. This includes both primary forest, which …

Dec 27, 2024 · There are 190 million acres of forest on Federal lands. Forests provide society with economically important goods and services, and a wide range of recreational activities.

• Largest, intact temperate rain forest in the world. • Larger than 10 U.S. states (individually, not combined), including West Virginia, Maryland, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Vermont. • 40% of …

Nov 18, 2017 · At the time of European settlement in North America, primary or virgin forests covered nearly all of the East Coast (1 billion acres or 4 million sq. km.). By the end of the 20th …

Total North America 32.7% —or about 677,464,000 hectares—of Total North America is forested. Of this, none is classified as primary forest, the most biodiverse form of forest. Change in …

The North American Forest map shows the distribution of eighteen different primary ecological zones pertaining to forest systems within Canada, Mexico, and the United States. North …