Title: Minnesota's forest resources in 2004

Author: Miles, Patrick D.; Brand, Gary J.; Mielke, Manfred E.

Year: 2006

Publication: Resour. Bull. NC-262. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 36 p.

Abstract: This report presents forest statistics based on the five annual inventory panels measured from 2000 through 2004. Forest area is estimated at 16.2 million acres or 32 percent of the total land area in the State. Important pests in Minnesota forests include the forest tent caterpillar and spruce budworm.