Every year, each American consumes 630 pounds of  paper and lumber, equal to a 100 foot tall tree.  Hundreds of everyday items have their roots in forests.   Paper and lumber are easily recognized, but other products such as cellophane, rayon and fillers for everything from toothpaste to ice cream to chewing gum may not be.   These, too, are products of our forests.

Today, forest growth in the United States exceeds harvest by 37%.  More than 730 million acres of forest cover the U.S. - that equals two-thirds of the forested area present when Columbus landed in America.  There is now 28% more standing timber volume in the U.S. than in 1952.

Source - Alaska Forest Foundation