Economic benefits
___ of wood harvested is used to make pulpwood
1/6
the second largest industry in NC
Forestry
the shade of a tree will typically be __ degrees cooler
15
Was hired by George Vanderbilt in 1892 and left his service in 1895
Gifford pinchot
Clarke-McNary law
1924-additional help for fire protection, production and distribution of nursery stock, and assistance in farm forestry
around __% of timber cut globally is used for heating and cooking
55%
the responsibility to maintain and improve our forests as ecosystems and all the services they provide
typically do not have extremes of water flow in winter and summer, thus reducing the chance of a flood
Forested watersheds
lumber production in the south reached it's peak (year)
1909
Norris-Doxey Cooperative Farm Forestry Act
1937- federal financial assistance to provide technical services to landowners in the management, harvesting, and marketing of forests
Americans use enough paper and wood products to fill a train of how many boxcars circling the equator
two million
Two main mandates of the US forest service
to maintain our forest resources and to provide an ongoing supply of timber
leaves and branches reduce the impact of rain on the soil
Reducing Erosion and runoff
year the Forest Service was founded
1901 (AKA the Division of Forestry)
Water Pollution Control Act
1972- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided information to control non-point source pollution from silviculture practices
Approximately ___ of all timber cut is in the form of saw logs
1/3
18.6 Million
Total acreage of forested land in NC
Forests take up approximately what percent of Co2 removed from the atmosphere
90%
the first sawmill in the united states
Jamestown VA, 1625
The Weeks Law
1911 – financial aid to states in forest fire protection
three main materials are used for making paper
33% from recycled paper, 33% from whole trees and other plants and, 33% from wood chips and scraps from sawmills.
751 million acres
Total acreage of land Classified as Forest in the US
A belt of trees 98 feet wide and 49 feet tall has been shown to reduce highway noise by almost __%
50%
the Only four states to have Forestry Divisions before 1921
North Carolina, Virginia, Louisiana, Texas.
Emergency Conservation Work Program, later known as the C.C.C. or Civilian Conservation Corps
1933 – provided aid in reforestation, road construction, fire control, and other activities