Western Upper Peninsula
Land Use ClassificationThousand AcresTimberland Forest TypeThousand Acres
Total land & water12,329.1Jack pine 87.3
Other forest land17.5Red pine 95.3
Reserved Timberland229.6White pine46.2
Nonforest land638.9Balsam - Poplar 26.1
Timberland4,589.4Paper Birch97.9
Water6,853.7Aspen 677.7
Maple - Birch2,464.5
Timberland OwnershipThousand AcresElm - Ash - Soft Maple189.0
Total Timberland4,583.0Oak - Hickory29.0
Forest Industry1,085.7Tamarack 48.4
Private Individual 1,035.2N. White Cedar 291.3
State616.7Black Spruce 208.2
County and Municipal90.0White Spruce 51.2
National Forest 863.4Balsam fir267.9
Miscellaneous Federal Owners17.1
Private - Corporation 833.4
Farmers41.5
Growing Stock VolumeThousand Cubic FtSawtimber VolumeThousand Board Ft
Total Growing Stock Volume7,306,096Total Sawtimber Volume20,260,903
Pine464,852Pine1,978,494
Other Softwoods1,883,481Other Softwoods6,463,305
Soft Hardwoods2,484,800Soft Hardwoods5,651,890
Hard Hardwoods2,472,963Hard Hardwoods6,167,214
Stocking Class (Basal Area ft2/acre)Thousand Acres
Less than 16.7Nonstocked27.2
16.7 to 60Poorly Stocked430.3
60 to 100 Medium Stocked1,568.0
100 to 130Fully Stocked1,372.0
130+Overstocked1,191.9