Activity 4: Who Owns America’s Forests?
The American public owns 331 million acres (134 million ha) of forests, almost half (45 percent) of the 737 million acres (298 million ha) of forests in the United States (The American Forest Council, 1991-pamphlet). In this activity, students will read maps and will figure out where forested lands are located around the nation and whether they are publicly or privately owned.
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