Forest management is a little more complicated than "just do nothing" with a piece of land. Most of the US lumber stock is under private management; Canada is o

Forest management is a little more complicated than "just do nothing" with a piece of land. Most of the US lumber stock is under private management; Canada is owned by the crown and licensed to private companies. Lumber is a very expensive, very bulky commmodity, and supply managment needs to balance a lot of market, logistic and environmental factors.