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Carolina’s forests are among the state’s most valuable natural
resources, not only in terms of their beauty, their importance to
environmental health and wildlife habitat, but also in terms of their
contribution to the state’s economy. With 17.6 million acres of
timberland, North
Carolina ranks fourth in the nation in total forest acreage. And with so
many trees in the state, North Carolina’s forests impact every resident
in a variety of ways. They:
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