We're Not Running Out Of Trees.
One-third of the United States land base, 731 million acres, is covered by forests. About two-thirds of that 731 million acres is suitable for repeated planting and harvesting of timber. But only about half of the land suitable for growing timber is open to logging. Most of that harvestable acreage is also open to other uses such as camping, hiking, hunting, etc.
We're Growing More Wood Every Day.
American landowners plant more than two billion trees every year. In addition, millions of trees seed naturally. The forest products industry, which comprises about 15 percent of forestland ownership, is responsible for 41 percent of replanted forest acreage. That works out to more than one billion trees a year or about three million trees planted every day. This high rate of replanting accounts for the fact that each year 27 percent more timber is grown than is harvested.
Manufacturing Wood Products Is Energy Efficient.
Wood products made up 47 percent of all industrial raw materials manufactured in the United States yet consumed only 4 percent of the energy needed to manufacture all industrial raw materials, according to a 1987 study.
Good News For A Healthy Planet.
For every ton of wood grown a young forest produces 1.07 tons of oxygen and absorbs 1.47 tons of carbon dioxide. Wood products are beautiful and friendly to the environment.
Wood. It's The Right Product For The Environment.
Wood is good. It is the earth's natural, energy efficient and renewable building material. Engineered wood is a better use of wood. It uses less wood to make more wood products. That's why using APA EWS trademarked glued laminated timbers (glulam) is the right thing to do.
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