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Alabama Forest Facts
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 There are 22.5 million acres of
timberland in Alabama, accounting for
69.3% of the total land area in the
state.
- Alabama
has the third most timberland acreage in
the 48 contiguous states, behind only
Georgia and Oregon. As far as private
timberland acreage is concerned, Alabama
ranks second behind Georgia.
- 78.7% of
timberland acreage is owned by
non-industrial private landowners.
- The
"Loblolly Pine-Shortleaf Pine" forest
type is the predominant forest type
occupying approximately 35.7% of the
total timberland area. The "Oak-Hickory"
forest type is the second most
predominant forest type in Alabama
accounting for approximately 32.3% of
the timberland acreage.
- 24.5% of
Alabama’s timberland is comprised of
pine plantations.
- The
forest industry is the state’s largest
manufacturing industry, producing an
estimated $15.39 billion worth of
products in 2005.
- There are
approximately 850 active forest products
manufacturing operations in the state.
- Approximately 48,000 people are
directly employed with forest-based
companies and 100,000 people are
indirectly dependent upon the forest
industry
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