The document provides information about forests in the US South region. It states that the US South has 199.5 million acres of forested land across 12 states, accounting for over 80 million hectares. This is comparable to the total forested area of countries like France and Germany combined. The US South produces 278 million cubic meters of wood removals annually, accounting for 83% of total US production. Productivity of forests in the US South is also higher than that of forests across the EU, with 3.4 cubic meters per hectare compared to 2.2 cubic meters per hectare. Most of the forested land in the US South is privately owned by individuals, with over 3.4 million individual owners controlling around 139

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SUSTAINABILITY:
US SOUTH FORESTS
PREPARED FOR:
USIPA CONFERENCE 2012

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US SOUTH FORESTRY

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State
Acres
(millions)
Ha
(millions)
Alabama (AL) 23.0 9.3
Arkansas (AR) 18.7 7.6
Florida (FL) 16.0 6.5
Georgia (GA) 24.3 9.8
Louisiana (LA) 14.0 5.7
Mississippi (MS) 19.8 8.0
North Carolina (NC) 18.6 7.5
Oklahoma (OK) 9.2 3.7
South Carolina (SC) 13.1 5.3
Tennessee (TN) 13.9 5.6
Texas (TX) 13.2 5.3
Virginia (VA) 15.7 6.4
Totals 199.5 80.7
US SOUTH –
FORESTED AREA

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EU EQUIVALENT –
FORESTED AREA
United Kingdom 3 Oklahoma
Italy 9 Alabama
Germany 11 South Carolina + Tennessee
France 16 Florida + Georgia
Spain 18 Louisiana + Virginia + Louisiana
Finland 22 Arkansas + Mississippi + North Carolina
Sweden 28
Other EU 49
EU-27 156.0
Roughly the Equivalent of:Country and Area (Million Ha)
+ Texas

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US SOUTH -
PRODUCTION
State
Alabama 39
Arkansas 25
Florida 15
Georgia 40
Louisiana 26
Mississippi 30
North Carolina 27
Oklahoma 3
South Carolina 25
Tennessee 11
Texas 21
Virginia 15
Total 278 83%
EU-27 336
Removals (million cubic meters)

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US SOUTH – RELATIVE
PRODUCTIVITY
UK+EU-27 US
Area 156.0 81.0 52%
Production 336.0 278.0 83%
Productivity 2.2 3.4 37%

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VOLUME & HECTARES
BY OWNERSHIP
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NIPF –
INDIVIDUAL OWNERS
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State
Estimated
Individuals
Estimated
Acres
(millions)
ATFS Tree
Farm Acres
(millions)
ATFS Tree
Farms
Alabama (AL) 368,000 16.6 3.09 2,657
Arkansas (AR) 204,933 9.2 1.20 2,701
Florida (FL) 300,000 8.0 1.10 1,136
Georgia (GA) 650,000 17.1 2.98 2,737
Louisiana (LA) 148,000 11.3 1.61 1,823
Mississippi (MS) 350,000 13.9 1.90 3,900.0
North Carolina (NC) 500,000 14.7 0.30 930
Oklahoma (OK) 70,500 7.4 0.10 132
South Carolina (SC) 174,667 11.5 1.33 2,137
Tennessee (TN) 246,667 11.1 0.20 499
Texas (TX) 185,220 8.3 0.80 2,371
Virginia (VA) 230,267 10.4 0.94 1,953
Totals 3,428,253 139.5 15.55 22,976
NIPF

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INVENTORY(M3)/
REMOVALS (%) BY
AGE-CLASS
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INVENTORY(M3)/
REMOVALS (%) BY AGE-
CLASS PRIVATE OWNER
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GROWTH TO
REMOVALS
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US SOUTH PORTS
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US SOUTH
FOREST FACTS
111 years of responsible production forestry
Current positive growth-to-removal ratios in most natural
wood basins
• Two wood basins in the path of Hurricane Katrina are
recovering
• Hardwood and softwood species
Vast majority of the standing timber owned by individuals –
approximately 139 of 199 million acres and a scant few of
those acres are certified.
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US SOUTH
FOREST FACTS
Average private tract size = 28 – 45 acres
Many different ownership objectives among them are:
• Recreation/Hunting
• Income/Savings/Affordable hedge
• Average harvest tract size is 50 – 1000 acres.
Natural regeneration is common with NIPFs
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US SOUTH
FOREST FACTS
Steep hill to climb to increase certification from current
rates*:
• SFI 10%
• ATFS 7%
• FSC 1%
Little economic incentive for the majority of owners to seek
certification
*Southern Group of State Foresters
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US SOUTH
FOREST FACTS
Strong personal property protections
Clear titles and a robust judiciary for owner rights
Strong mandatory and voluntary Best (Harvest)
Management Practices
• Protect air, water and soil
• Above 95% compliance rates in all states as reported by
independent auditors
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US SOUTH
FOREST FACTS
Majority of the harvest crews hold SFI logger certifications
Strong national protections for endangered species enforced
by United States Fish & Wildlife Service
United States Forest Service tracking US Forest inventory,
growth/removal rates
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