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FORESTRY FACTS

HIGHLIGHTS

•             New York has more forests than any other state in the Northeast - 18.95 million acres. That's nearly an acre for each and every New Yorker!

•             New York's forests are growing over 3,5 times faster than they are being harvested, cleared for development or lost to insects and disease.

•             Are we running out of trees yet? Over 64 percent of the state is covered by forests, an increase of 24 percent since 1953.

•             Over 700,000 individuals and families own most (11.2 million acres) of New York's forests.

•             New York's forest industry contributes about $4.6 billion to the state's economy each year.

•             The forestry industry remains one of New York's top ten manufacturing sectors.

•             The forestry industry employs 53,833 New Yorkers, which comprises 4.5% of the manufacturing workforce, with an Annual payroll of $1.6 billion.

•             There are 1,428,000 registered hunters and 3,852,00 wildlife watchers who benefit from New York forestland.