America's forests succumb to growing pressures
The United States forest landscape is changing fast, mainly due to upcoming trends that are difficult to resist. And the three major trends that are expected to affect forest resources include: A changing forest land base, rising non-commodity uses and environmental health change. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service noted that the ability of forests to supply forest products have diminished due to growing pressures to supply a broad spectrum of commodities and non-market goods and services. To mitigate this problem, there is an urgent need to conduct a complete inventory of the forests as to whether they are in keeping with the appropriate land use and land cover changes. The USDA Forest Service has also urged the thorough documentation on the condition of forest resources. To do this, there is a need to make an in depth analysis in order to estimate the outdoor recreation demand and potential increases in use, wildlife habitat suitability and extent, watershed conditions