Forest Facts

In the 1920s we were cutting twice as many trees per year as we were growing; today we are growing 37% more trees per year than we are cutting.

In 1990, over 400 trees were planted for every man, woman and child in America.

A full one-third of the United States is still forested.

Americans use 90 million short tons of paper and paperboard a year.

Corrugated boxes are used to ship 95% of all manufactured goods in the United States.

Inch for inch, wood is 16 times more efficient as an insulator than concrete; 413 times more efficient than steel and 2000 times more efficient than aluminum.

80% of all furniture is made of wood.

It takes 21 times more energy to produce a concrete floor than a wooden one.

Trees are renewable, recyclable and biodegradable.