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NAFO study on private working forests & the U.S. economy

Monday, December 14, 2009

A new study, commissioned by the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) and conducted by Forest2Market, quantifies the economic impact of private, working forests on the U.S. economy. The study found a significant gap between the contributions made by privately-owned forests over other ownership types. On average, they generate $277,000 in state GDP per 1,000 acres, while public forests generate just $41,000. Results of the study are available using the interactive map on NAFO’s website. The full study is available at http://nafoalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/f2m_economic_impact_study_2009.pdf or http://www.forest2market.com/f2m-impact.