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Land Use ClassificationThousand AcresTimberland Forest TypeThousand Acres
Total land & water775.1Jack pine 1.2
Other forest land4.3Red pine 18.7
Reserved Timberland0.0White pine11.0
Nonforest land79.0Balsam - Poplar 7.5
Timberland658.0Paper Birch23.4
Water33.8Aspen 123.1
Maple - Birch307.3
Timberland OwnershipThousand AcresElm - Ash - Soft Maple4.8
Total Timberland658.0Oak - Hickory2.9
Forest Industry95.9Tamarack 16.2
Private Individual 162.8N. White Cedar 25.0
State73.8Black Spruce 49.4
County and Municipal3.1White Spruce 8.7
National Forest 169.0Balsam fir58.8
Miscellaneous Federal Owners0.0
Private - Corporation 153.4
Farmers0.0
Growing Stock VolumeThousand Cubic FtSawtimber VolumeThousand Board Ft
Total Growing Stock Volume919,997Total Sawtimber Volume2,468,791
Pine56,781Pine252,406
Other Softwoods213,172Other Softwoods667,643
Soft Hardwoods323,197Soft Hardwoods747,761
Hard Hardwoods326,847Hard Hardwoods800,981
Average Net Annual Growth Growing StockSawtimberAverage Net Annual Removal Growing StockSawtimber
1980-1993Thousand Cubic FeetThousand Board Feet1980-1993Thousand Cubic FeetThousand Board Feet
Total22,06487,344Total15,24847,918
Pine2,0738,703Pine1,4047,593
Other Softwoods4,28520,481Other Softwoods3,57310,225
Soft Hardwoods6,98931,234Soft Hardwoods7,47419,678
Hard Hardwoods8,71726,926Hard Hardwoods2,79710,422
Stocking Class (Basal Area ft2/acre)Thousand Acres
Less than 16.7Nonstocked1.8
16.7 to 60Poorly Stocked72.1
60 to 100 Medium Stocked191.8
100 to 130Fully Stocked226.2
130+Overstocked166.1