Major Forest Problems

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 395.

A third of USA is covered in forests. The area has had big forest resources for a very long time. It has served it good in many different kinds of ways. There are some concerns about the consumption of the forest resources in the area. The government and the companies in the forest group, are working together to make sure that the amount of deforestation remains level.

The practice of forestry helps maintain an adequate supply of timber for the manufacture of lumber, plywood, paper, and other wood products. It also includes the management of such valuable forest resources as water, wildlife, grazing areas, and recreation areas.

In general, forests provide the greatest benefits when they are managed with the goal of providing several benefits at once. This concept, called multiple use forest management, is applied in the national forests of the United States and in most state forests. These forests furnish about a third of the timber harvested annually in the United States. They also provide water for communities; food and shelter for wildlife; grazing land for livestock; and recreation areas for campers, hikers, and picnickers.

Human activities have had tremendous impact on modern forests. Since agriculture began about 11,000 years ago, large forest areas have been cleared for farms and cities. The damage if the continents last rainforests is a very big problem. The USA has some rainforest in the Pacific Northwest part. The policyholders and the public have taken very special interest in saving the rain and old growth forests. As a result to this the rainforests are not likely to get destroyed than the other forests.