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CA only owns 5% of the forests. The rest is private or federal.
by hindsightbias 6y ago
CA only owns 5% of the forests. The rest is private or federal.
- binarycrusader 6y agoActually, to be precise, and assuming this source is accurate: There are 33 million acres of forest(ed) lands in California. Federal ownership is 19 million acres = 57% State and local agencies (including land trusts) own 3% Privately owned forest lands are 13.3 million acres = 40% Industrial private owners are 4.7 million acres = 14% Non-industrial privately owned forest lands are 9 million acres = 26% Non-corporate private forest lands are 7.9 million acres REITs and other investment devices are 344,000 acres https://www.forestunlimited.org/resources/california-forest-statistics/ https://www.forestunlimited.org/resources/california-forest-...