Forest Statistics by County

Net land area by county, and Land Class

(In thousands of acres 1997)

Timber- land

Reserved forest

Other-urban             forest

Other reserved forests

Total forest land

Non-forest land

All classes

Bennington

349.3

3.7

24.7

.0

377.7

55.2

432.8

Windham

436.2

.0

.0

.0

436.2

68.6

504.8

 

Area of timberland by county and Ownership Class

(In thousands of acres 1997)

 

National

Forest

Misc.
Federal

State

County And
Municipal

Forest
Industry

Farmer

Corporate

Individual

All owners

Bennington

 

107.4

.0

.0

26.2

.0

11.0

50.1

154.6

349.3

Windham

20.1

5.7

.0

6.5

13.3

10.1

77.4

303.1

436.2

 

Area of timberland by county and Forest Type group

(In thousands of acres 1997)

White/
Red Pine

Spruce/
Fir

Oak/
Pine

Oak/
Hickory

Northern
Hardwoods

Aspen/
Birch

Total

Bennington  

.5

.0

5.4

18.3

325.0

.0

349.3

Windham

64.7

22.2

6.0

39.3

300.2

3.8

436.2

 

Area of timberland by county and Stand-size Class

 (In thousands of acres 1997)

 

Saw-timber

Pole-timber

Sapling and seedling

Non-stocked

All classes

Bennington

 

251.5

95.8

1.5

.5

349.3

Windham

346.2

67.3

22.7

.0

436.2

Area of timberland by county and Stocking Class of Growing Stock

(In thousands of acres 1997)

 

Nonstocked

Poorly Stocked

Moderately Stocked

Fully Stocked

Over Stocked

All Classes

 

Bennington

 

.5

47.6

112.6

179.1

9.4

349.3

Windham

.0

30.8

128.0

259.3

18.1

436.2

 

Net volume of growing-stock trees on timberland by county and Forest-Type group

(In millions of cubic feet)

 

White/Red Pine

Spruce/Fir

Oak/Pine

Oak/
Hickory

 Northern Hardwoods

Aspen
/Birch

Total

Bennington

.0

.0

9.5

28.7

 657.5

.0

695.7

Windham

218.7

54.4

13.5

107.2

 718.3

.0

1,112.1

 

Net volume of growing-stock trees on timberland by county and stand-size class

(In millions of cubic feet)

 

Saw-Timber

Pole-Timber

Sapling and Seedling

Non-Stocked

All classes

Bennington

 

581.1

114.0

.6

.0

695.7

Windham

992.2

111.6

8.3

.0

1,112.1

 
Net volume of sawtimber trees on timberland by county and forest-type group

(In millions of board feet)

 

White/Red Pine

Spruce/
Fir

Oak/
Pine

Oak/
Hickory

Northern
Hardwoods

Aspen/
Birch

Total

Bennington

 

.0

.0

37.9

64.8

2,037.1

.0

2,139.8

Windham

794.7

173.4

39.8

322.4

2,134.5

.0

3,464.7

Net volume of sawtimber trees on timberland by county and Stand-size Class

(In millions of board feet)

 

Saw-

Timber

Pole-

Timber

Sapling and

Seedling

Non-

Stocked

All

classes

Bennington

 

1,958.3

181.5

.0

.0

2,139.8

Windham

3,262.1

178.0

24.6

.0

3,464.7

 

Biomass of all trees and shrubs on timberland, by county and class of material

(In thousands of dry tons)

 

Timber

Salvable

Dead

Trees

Saplings

Seedlings

Shrubs

Total trees

And shrubs

 

Bennington

 

31,462

97

2,308

304

215

34,387

Windham

40,868

468

2,294

347

84

44,060

 

Biomass of all trees and timber on timberland, by county, class of timber, and component, VT, 1997

(In thousands of dry tons)

 

Growing Stock

Branches

Foliage

Stump and Roots

Cull trees

Total timber  

Bennington

 

18,564

2,283

712

5,620

4,283

31,462

Windham

25,598

3,470

1,406

7,875

2,519

40,868

 

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