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Lee County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 277,800
Acres of Forest: 95,500
Percent of Forest: 34.4

Forest Type	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Pine	18	18.8
Hardwood	65.5	68.6
Pine/Hardwood	9.4	9.8

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner	Acres (Thousands)	Percent
Government	0	0
Private	95.6	100

Value of Harvested Timber in County by Year(in Millions)

Year	Standing*	Delivered**	Rank***
2007	2.3	3.7

*Standing is the value of harvested timber as it stands uncut in the forest. Also, the value the landowner would get for his timber.
**Delivered is the value of logs delivered to the first point of processing, such as a pulpwood yard or sawmill gate.
***Rank among other agricultural crops produced in the county that year.

Harvested Timber Volumes

	Sawlogs, MBF, Doyle		Pulpwood, Cords
Year	Pine	Hardwood	Pine	Hardwood
2007	5,979	1,326	5,153	5,873