TABLE 9 - DISTRIBUTION OF NONI NDU STRI AL FOREST OWNERSHIPS 

 BY REGION AND SIZE OF FOREST HOLDINGS, 1960 



SIZE CLASS 

 (Ac res of Forest) 



NORTHERN COASTAL 

 PLAIN 



STATE 



1-9 



10-49 



50-149 

 150-449 

 449 and up 



18 

 48 

 21 

 10 

 3 



26 



46 



20 



6 



2 



TOTAL 



100 



100 



TABLE 10 - FOREST AREA HELD BY NONINDUSTRI AL OWNERS, 1960 



SIZE OF CLASS NORTHERN COASTAL 

 (Acres of Forest) PLAIN PERCENT 



STATE 



PERCENT 



1-9 



10-49 



50-149 

 150-449 

 449 and up 



21,469 



358,8 51 



521,407 



726,903 



1,438,470 



TOTAL 



3,067,100 



1 o 



15,435,500 



100.0 



The area has a heavy stake in commercial recreation because 

 of its climate, abundant water resources, fishing, hunting, and 

 scenic attractions. It is not too early, even in an area so thinly 

 populated, to begin thinking about setting aside land for future 

 residents of the area to use for recreation and for tourist serving 

 facilities to strengthen the commercial recreation and travel in- 

 dustry base. There is relatively little public land preserved for 

 local residents to use for recreation at the present time. Forest 

 land could be acquired now for future use by the growing urban pop- 

 ulation in the area's towns, and for development as roadside or 

 soundside developments to serve touristSj 



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