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Wayne County Forestry Profile

Acreage

Total Acres in the County: 504,700
Acres of Forest: 439,500
Percent of Forest: 87.1

Forest Type

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Pine

182.6

41.5

Hardwood

118.1

26.9

Pine/Hardwood

84.2

19.2

Forest Ownership Profile

Owner

Acres (Thousands)

Percent

Government

118

26.8

Private

322

73.2

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

Year

Standing*

Delivered**

Rank***

2008

19.51

33.01

*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

2008

35,539

16,592

116,253

29,367


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Forest Inventory & Analysis Data 2006