This does not mean that all of these acres should be treated. Because 

 of the costs involved and possible nontimber resource considerations, it may 

 not be advisable to apply the indicated treatments to some stands. Neverthe- 

 less, this total acreage figure is important because it helps to illustrate the 

 overall condition of the forest. It also partially explains why current net 

 growth in the working circle averages 22 cubic feet per acre per year less 

 than potential net growth. These opportunities can be viewed with optimism 

 if forest managers plan to take advantage of them to increase the health and 

 vigor (productivity) of the forest. 



If lands in the harvest - high risk categories (10) and (14) are subtrac- 

 ted from the total number of acres offering silvicultural treatment opportun- 

 ities, an estimate of the number of acres offering treatment opportunities 

 other than harvesting can be made. Such a calculation shows some real dif- 

 ferences in the relative amounts of treatment opportunities by ownership. 

 Forest industry owned timberland had the least amount of acreage offering 

 treatment opportunities other than harvest 57,800 acres or 32 percent of the 

 ownership group's commercial timberland. State and other public lands had 

 68,800 acres or 44 percent. The other private ownership group showed the 

 highest amount of silvicultural treatment opportunities other than harvest with 

 413,900 acres or 54 percent of the commercial timberland in the ownership. 

 See Table 68 in Appendix 3. 



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