SECTION 1. CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS 



Contents 



Area Covered by Report 



Importance ot the Region to the Nation 



Forest Area of the Region 



Importance of the Forest Industries to the Region 



Annual Production of Forest Products 



Life of the Forest Industries if the Supply is Treated as an Ex- 

 haustible Resource 



Growth and Losses from Fire, Insects, and Other Causes 



Policies of Forest Land Owners 



Obstacles to Sustained- Yield Management 



Uses of Forests Other than for the Production of Commercial 

 Timber 



Present Activities which are Improving Forest Situation 



A Regional Program 



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