THE FOREST SURVEY IN MONTANA 



A survey of Montana's forests was begun in 1934 as part of a Nation- 

 wide inventory of the forest resources. Interrupted by the war, this 

 survey was resumed in 1946 and field work was completed during 1949. 

 From 1941 through 1949, 23 reports were published covering 47 counties 

 and giving forest resource statistics by counties or groups of coun- 

 ties. With this release which covers 9 additional counties statis- 

 tical reports for all of the 56 Montana counties will have been issued. 



The station is now preparing a comprehensive analytical report on the 

 forest resources of Montana which will summarize the data obtained to 

 date. Because changes have occurred since the survey was initiated 

 15 years ago, new data are being compiled for some areas. Conse- 

 quently, data from reports published to date will not necessarily add 

 up to the totals given in the comprehensive report. 



This final unit report presents basic inventory data on the extent of 

 the forest land and the timber volume for the 9 South Central Montana 

 counties indicated on the map below. Only those portions of Lewis 

 and Clark, Deerlodge and Silver Bow Counties east of the Continental 

 Divide are included. The field inventory for South Central Montana 

 was made during 1947, 1948 and 1949. 



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