Thirty five years ago...
Thursday Oct. 12, 1989
Timber harvest down in ‘88
The total volume of timber harvested in Montana decreased in 1988 by 12.8% from the previous year.
Timber from all lands of all ownerships declined from 1,376,466,000 board feet in 1987 to 1,199,798,000 board feet in 1988. Timber harvest records for 1989 are not yet available.
In 1988, 50.7% (609,507,000 board feet) of the total Montana timber harvest volume was from private lands.
Montana’s 10 national forests provided 40.5% (486,033,000 board feet).
The remaining 8.8% of the 1988 harvest came from:
*Bureau of Indian A...
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