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I know the US has more trees than 100 years ago: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/america-trees-now-century-ago/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/america-trees-no

I know the US has more trees than 100 years ago: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/america-trees-now-century-ago/ https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/america-trees-now-century-ag... The US east coast has seen massive gains in tree plantings. I wonder if the gains in the US offset the loss in the amazon?

malfist 4y ago
Fun data point from Kentucky. When Daniel Boone discovered the cumberland gap and made way for settlers to settle in Kentucky, kentucky was ~80% forest land, and most of that was because native americans burned sections of kentucky for crops and living space. ~~100 years ago, kentucky had below 50% forest coverage, today it's over 90%, more than it's ever been in recorded history.~~ These numbers came from a speech the head of ketucky's forestry service gave to my college polsci class, they disagree with what google says is the truth. These numbers may be false.
- bombcar 4y ago
  Does that mean all inhabited areas of Kentucky are in 10% of the land?
  - brigandish 4y ago
    From memory, most of the population of the UK resides in just 2% of the land. I couldn't find the stat (I heard it on the radio) but there's this[1]: > 91% of Scotland’s population live in 2% of its land area Scotland does have large areas of barely lived on land but it's still surprising to see this stat, so I wouldn't think Kentucky's stat, even though I've never been there. [1] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2022/91-percent-of-scotlands-population-live-in-2-percent-of-its-land-area https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2022/91-percent-of-scotla...
    - bombcar 4y ago
      Yeah, I would suspect it's correct, depending on how you define "settlement". For me an acre with trees on it isn't quite a forest (but I'd call it forested I guess) - somewhere between that and 40 acres is the boundary imo.
- quickthrowman 4y ago
  Everything I can find online says Kentucky is about 48-52% covered by forest/timber. Maine is the most heavily forested state at ~89-90%.
  - malfist 4y ago
    I'm seeing that on google too. My numbers came from a speech the head of kentucky's forestry service gave to my college political science class. He may have been wrong, I'm gonna edit my post if I still can to make it clear my numbers might be wrong.

malfist 4y ago

Fun data point from Kentucky. When Daniel Boone discovered the cumberland gap and made way for settlers to settle in Kentucky, kentucky was ~80% forest land, and most of that was because native americans burned sections of kentucky for crops and living space. ~~100 years ago, kentucky had below 50% forest coverage, today it's over 90%, more than it's ever been in recorded history.~~ These numbers came from a speech the head of ketucky's forestry service gave to my college polsci class, they disagree with what google says is the truth. These numbers may be false.

bombcar 4y ago
Does that mean all inhabited areas of Kentucky are in 10% of the land?
- brigandish 4y ago
  From memory, most of the population of the UK resides in just 2% of the land. I couldn't find the stat (I heard it on the radio) but there's this[1]: > 91% of Scotland’s population live in 2% of its land area Scotland does have large areas of barely lived on land but it's still surprising to see this stat, so I wouldn't think Kentucky's stat, even though I've never been there. [1] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2022/91-percent-of-scotlands-population-live-in-2-percent-of-its-land-area https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2022/91-percent-of-scotla...
  - bombcar 4y ago
    Yeah, I would suspect it's correct, depending on how you define "settlement". For me an acre with trees on it isn't quite a forest (but I'd call it forested I guess) - somewhere between that and 40 acres is the boundary imo.
quickthrowman 4y ago
Everything I can find online says Kentucky is about 48-52% covered by forest/timber. Maine is the most heavily forested state at ~89-90%.
- malfist 4y ago
  I'm seeing that on google too. My numbers came from a speech the head of kentucky's forestry service gave to my college political science class. He may have been wrong, I'm gonna edit my post if I still can to make it clear my numbers might be wrong.