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Empire State Forest Products Association
New York’s Forest Resource and Acres under Certification
May 3, 2005
- Area within State Boundary – 30.2 million acres
- Forest Land – 18.6 million acres
- Timber Land (Forest Land available for harvest) – 15.4 million acres
- Forest Land Certified in Tree Farm Program – 911,694 acres (1,661 Tree
Farmers)
- Forest Land in FSC Certification – 237,684* acres (5
landowners)
*does not include 715,000 acres of State Forest Land
- Forest Land in SFI Program – 475,700 acres (8 landowners)
- Forest Land Certified ISO 14001 – 274,000 acres
- Forest Land in Green Tag Program - 6,217 acres
NOTE: Due to some parcels being certified by multiple organizations, the
total acres of Certified Forest in New York State is less than the total for
all programs listed. For example, most private land certified under FSC is
also certified by SFI and/or Tree Farm. It is estimated that at least 2.2
million acres is certified by at least one of the programs listed above.
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