Nebraska’s Forests: Resource Bulletin NRS-27

Authors

Dacia M. Meneguzzo, Northern Research Station, St. Paul
Brett J. Butler, Northern Research Station, AmhersFollow
Susan J. Crocker, Northern Research Station, St. Paul
David E. Haugen, Northern Research Station, St. Paul
W. Keith Moser, Northern Research Station, St. Paul
Charles H. (Hobie) Perry, Northern Research Station, St. Paul
Barry T. (Ty) Wilson, Northern Research Station, St. Paul
Christopher W. Woodall, Northern Research Station, St. PaulFollow

Date of this Version

2005

Comments

Published by: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 11 Campus Blvd, Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA 19073-3294, October 2008

Abstract

Results of the first annual inventory of Nebraska’s forests (2001-05) show an estimated 1.24 million acres of forest land; 1.17 million acres meet the definition of timberland. Softwood forest types account for one-third of all forest land area, with ponderosa pine being the most prevalent type. Hardwood forest types comprise 58 percent of Nebraska’s forest land. Elm/ash/cottonwood is the predominant forest-type group in the State, accounting for 26 percent of all forest land area. Livetree volume on timberland increased from 1.3 to 1.8 billion cubic feet between the 1994 and 2005 inventories. This report includes information on forest attributes, forest health, and agents of change: the introduction of nonnative invasive plants, insects and diseases, and the rapid expansion of eastern redcedar.