Newsweek - President Donald Trump's
executive order freeing up America's forests for logging in order to
decrease U.S. reliance on Canadian lumber could result in the felling of
millions of trees.
The White House says the initiative is necessary to lower construction costs, create jobs, and reduce wildfire risks. The executive order, signed on March 1, directs federal agencies to streamline timber production by easing restrictions and expediting logging permits.
"The Order calls for new or updated agency guidance to facilitate increased timber production, sound forest management, reduced delivery times, and decreased timber supply uncertainty," it read.
Canadian wood imports satisfy around 25 percent of U.S. lumber demand. According to LBM Journal, the U.S. imported over 12.7 billion board feet of lumber from Canada in 2022, while according to Statista, the U.S. had approximately 765.5 million acres of timberland in 2022.
According to The House Designers, a site dedicated to home construction and design, a mature pine tree of 80 feet with a diameter of 2 feet would yield 754 board feet of lumber. This means approximately 17 million trees would have to be felled to match the quantity of lumber the U.S. imports from its neighbor.
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