ISSUE: WHERE DOES YOUR PAPER COME FROM?

Consider The Alternative

You’ve seen it over and over. Pay your bills via the Internet. Help save a tree by receiving your statements online. What if we really did become a paperless society? It’s not likely or even desirable. Consider this: Landowners face pressure from development and other land uses all the time. Would you rather see more trees or more shopping malls?

Managed forests help clean the air we breathe, provide habitat for a wide range of wildlife and offer unmatched recreational opportunities for families who like to hike fish, camp and study nature. Managed forests do all this and provide the pulp we need for paper and packaging. Is there a better use for land?

  • For every 50 tons of paper used, one acre of forestland is sustainably managed.
  • An acre of young, healthy trees produce 4,280 lbs. of oxygen and capture 5,880 lbs. of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year.

    • The icing on the cake is that most paper fiber is reusable. Every day, the paper industry recycles enough paper to fill a 15-mile-long train.

    Trend In U.S. Forestland 1900-2006

    Trend in U.S. Forestland 1900-2006

     

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    Properly managed forests are an asset we can all appreciate. Combine the renewable nature of trees and the reusable nature of paper, and you have a powerful combination that ensures there will be plenty of paper – and plenty of nature – for future generations.

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