Michigan State Forest Timber Availability and Harvest Trends

Figure 1: Michigan Forest Acreage and Volume 1935 – 2003 Figure 2: Michigan Timber Growth and Removals 1955 – 2003 Michigan’s surplus growing stock (annual net growth less harvests and mortality) is among the largest in the nation (if not the largest), with forests currently growing 1.5 times more wood than is being harvested each year ... ................
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