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Forest Service: Factors Affecting Timber Sales in Five National Forests

RCED-95-12 Published: Oct 28, 1994. Publicly Released: Oct 28, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on timber sales in five national forests between 1991 and 1993, focusing on: (1) whether the Forest Service met its allowable sale quantity (ASQ) for the five forests; and (2) why the quantity of timber sold from the national forests was sometimes substantially below ASQ.

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Administrative costsData collectionEndangered speciesEnvironmental policiesForest conservationForest managementLand managementNational forestsNatural resourcesTimber sales