Nortern Lower Peninsula
Land Use ClassificationThousand AcresTimberland Forest TypeThousand Acres
Total land & water19,662.3Jack pine 519.5
Other forest land26.5Red pine 582.7
Reserved Timberland171.2White pine95.9
Nonforest land3,889.5Balsam - Poplar 53.6
Timberland7,217.5Paper Birch106.4
Water8,357.6Aspen 1,417.9
Maple - Birch2,126.2
Timberland OwnershipThousand AcresElm - Ash - Soft Maple545.7
Total Timberland7,217.5Oak - Hickory1,161.3
Forest Industry6.2Tamarack 38.2
Private Individual 3,568.4N. White Cedar 418.0
State1,943.0Black Spruce 18.8
County and Municipal68.0White Spruce 25.0
National Forest 900.9Balsam fir62.2
Miscellaneous Federal Owners12.0
Private - Corporation 565.6
Farmers153.4
Growing Stock VolumeThousand Cubic FtSawtimber VolumeThousand Board Ft
Total Growing Stock Volume10,147,659Total Sawtimber Volume25,342,526
Pine1,813,909Pine4,974,880
Other Softwoods1,010,630Other Softwoods2,431,283
Soft Hardwoods4,094,184Soft Hardwoods9,369,687
Hard Hardwoods3,228,936Hard Hardwoods8,566,676
Stocking Class (Basal Area ft2/acre)Thousand Acres
Less than 16.7Nonstocked84.6
16.7 to 60Poorly Stocked1,182.9
60 to 100 Medium Stocked2,694.7
100 to 130Fully Stocked2,356.5
130+Overstocked898.8