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California Forest
Products Commission
The California Forest Products Commission was established in
1990 to enhance the public’s understanding of the benefits
of forestry and forest products in California. It is funded by
forest landowners and purchasers of logs grown from trees in
California. These businesses primarily grow pine, fir, redwood
and cedar trees to manufacture lumber, paneling, windows and
doors mostly for California and U.S. consumers. Additionally,
dozens of by-products, from paper pulp to landscaping materials
and energy, are produced from wood that comes from California
forests.
Ranking as one of the state’s top agricultural and manufacturing
sectors, California’s forest products industry is a vital
component of the state’s economy. The industry employs
approximately 100,000 workers with an annual payroll of $3.4
billion. It ranks third in production of wood products behind
Washington and Oregon, producing enough lumber each year to build
120,000 homes.
California’s forest landowners lead the world in utilizing
sustainable forestry principles to balance our need for wood products
with protection of the state’s 37 million acres of forest
environment. Today, there is almost as much forestland as we had
100 years ago and for the past 30 years growth has exceeded harvest
in California’s forests.
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