Forest Resource Summary NEW YORK Forest

percent privately owned. The 19 percent of the land that is owned by the State mostly encompasses the Adirondack Park. These forest lands provide a recreational base for millions of residents and others visiting the State’s scenic regions. New York’s forests also produce timber, providing employment to 2 percent of the State’s workforce. Wood products manufacturing provides $2.4 billion annually to the State’s economy. The latest New York forest inventory estimated that 56 percent of the State is forested— approximately 18.7 million acres—and 23 percent is in agriculture. The forest resource is made up of a variety of forest types, mostly maple and other hardwoods, along with pine, oak, and eastern hemlock. highlights2013 Forest Health Programs in the Northeast State forestry agencies work in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to monitor forest conditions and trends in their State and respond to pest outbreaks to protect the forest resource