Environment

Biomes, Ecological Cycles, and Environmental Milestones

Who owns the forests in the United States?

Private individuals own 57 percent of the forests in the United States. The remaining forest area land is owned by the federal government (20 percent), corporations (15 percent), and state and local governments (8 percent).



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