Mason
Land Use ClassificationThousand AcresTimberland Forest TypeThousand Acres
Total land & water794.9Jack pine 8.8
Other forest land2.8Red pine 23.0
Reserved Timberland12.9White pine0.6
Nonforest land142.3Balsam - Poplar 0.0
Timberland157.0Paper Birch0.0
Water479.9Aspen 24.2
Maple - Birch23.6
Timberland OwnershipThousand AcresElm - Ash - Soft Maple22.8
Total Timberland157.0Oak - Hickory54.0
Forest Industry5.6Tamarack 0.0
Private Individual 82.6N. White Cedar 0.0
State7.0Black Spruce 0.0
County and Municipal3.4White Spruce 0.0
National Forest 47.8Balsam fir0.0
Miscellaneous Federal Owners0.0
Private - Corporation 7.8
Farmers2.8
Growing Stock VolumeThousand Cubic FtSawtimber VolumeThousand Board Ft
Total Growing Stock Volume235,540Total Sawtimber Volume604,135
Pine51,614Pine84,716
Other Softwoods3,580Other Softwoods11,473
Soft Hardwoods93,139Soft Hardwoods227,985
Hard Hardwoods87,207Hard Hardwoods279,961
Average Net Annual Growth Growing StockSawtimberAverage Net Annual Removal Growing StockSawtimber
1980-1993Thousand Cubic FeetThousand Board Feet1980-1993Thousand Cubic FeetThousand Board Feet
Total8,20430,690Total2,3294,920
Pine3,0388,721Pine3561,239
Other Softwoods120489Other Softwoods243998
Soft Hardwoods3,11011,573Soft Hardwoods1,4331,656
Hard Hardwoods1,9369,907Hard Hardwoods2971,027
Stocking Class (Basal Area ft2/acre)Thousand Acres
Less than 16.7Nonstocked0.0
16.7 to 60Poorly Stocked25.6
60 to 100 Medium Stocked56.8
100 to 130Fully Stocked46.0
130+Overstocked28.6