Wisconsin Forestry Industry Experiences Growth

A study by the National Alliance of Forest Owners finds Wisconsin’s forestry industry is very strong right now.  At 16-and-a-half-million acres, the Badger State tops the Midwest in the number of timberland acres.  Nearly 175-thousand people work in the industry and sales were valued at 21-point-six-billion dollars in the most recent accounting.  The just-released report finds employment in Wisconsin’s forestry sector increased by nearly five percent, with the value of the timber sold up by almost 10 percent.