Rocky Mountain Research Station

Title: Forest resources of the United States, 1992

Author: Powell, Douglas S.; Faulkner, Joanne L.; Darr, David R.; Zhu, Zhiliang; MacCleery, Douglas W.

Date: 1993

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-234, Rev. 1994. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 132 p. + map.

Station ID: GTR-RM-234

Description: The 1987 Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment forest resources statistics are updated to 1992, to provide current information on the Nation's forests. Resource tables present estimates of forest area, volume, mortality, growth, removals, and timber products output. Resource data are analyzed, and trends since 1987 are noted. A forest type map produced from satellite imagery is included to provide a visual display of the location of forest land. Map (PDF - 610 K)

Keywords: RPA, assessment, inventory, forest statistics, area, volume, forest history, AVHRR, map

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Powell, Douglas S.; Faulkner, Joanne L.; Darr, David R.; Zhu, Zhiliang; MacCleery, Douglas W.  1993.  Forest resources of the United States, 1992.   Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-234, Rev. 1994. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 132 p. + map..