Private Timberlands: Private Timber Harvests Not Likely to Replace Declining Federal Harvests

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the potential timber supply from private timberlands in Washington, Oregon, and California, focusing on: (1) the amount of private timberland acreage and volume of timber harvested through 1992; (2) reforestation requirements and the use of active timber management practices on private timberlands; (3) the incentive programs that encourage private landowners to actively manage their timberlands; and (4) how changes in the Tax Reform Act have affected private landowners' timber management decisions.