| The Heinz Center's State of the Nation's
Ecosystems |
| ecosystem: |
Forests |
| indicator Name: |
Forest Area and Ownership: Recent trends |
| page # in printed report: |
117 |
| location on page: |
middle |
| data source: |
Data Source: USDA Forest Service. Coverage: All
50 States |
| notes: |
please see technical notes for further details
on accessing these data from their original source; this data table
comes from a specific graphic in The State of the Nation's Ecosystems
report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems) |
| Forest Area: Recent Trends (Middle
Graphic) |
| |
EAST |
WEST |
TOTAL |
| 1953 |
386.8 |
369.3 |
756.2 |
| 1963 |
394.2 |
367.8 |
761.9 |
| 1977 |
381.2 |
362.4 |
743.6 |
| 1987 |
376.6 |
362.4 |
739.1 |
| 1997 |
384.4 |
362.5 |
747.0 |
| 2002 |
384.4 |
365.0 |
749.4 |
| Comparsion numbers for the West, with and without Alaska;
values are slightly different from above table due to rounding errors. |
| |
WEST, minus AK |
AK |
Total WEST |
| 1997 |
235.2 |
127.3 |
362.5 |
| 2002 |
237.8 |
126.9 |
364.6 |
|