For Science and Industry, Field Survey Takes Stock of Billions of Trees
In some parts of the U.S., you can’t see the forest for the subdivisions.
But wooded acres cover a third of the country, and to ensure the vigor of this vast natural resource, teams of foresters trek into the woods each year to take stock.
For the record, 96.6 billion trees at least 5 inches in diameter populate the nation’s forests.
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