This is illustrated by the following tables and charts that present the hypothetical sit- 

 uations with and without timber management. These must be regarded as hypothetical 

 primarily because of present uncertainty as to what timber will be worth 100 years and 

 more in the future. 



Under the assumptions that have been made, if the North Slope forest is rehabilitat- 

 ed the gross value of the timber harvested annually during the second rotation would be 

 about $266,000. This would more than cover the annual timber growing expenditures on 

 the North Slope for stand reestablishment, stocking control, and related costs. In addi- 

 tion, these annual timber revenues should cover all the basic costs of administration, fire 

 protection, and maintenance, and about $32,000 would be left over for roadbuilding and 

 other improvements (fig. 17). The assumptions of cost and value behind these calculations 

 are shown in tables 12 and 13. 



ESTIMATED ANNUAL COSTS AND REVENUES 

 WITH A TIMBER GROWING PROGRAM 



TIMBER 

 REVENUES 



COSTS 

 $234,000 



$266,000 



TIMBER 

 GROWINGS 



ADMINIS- 

 TRATION 



Figure 1 7 



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