Question: is deforestation a problem in the united states

Answer: Yes, Deforestation in the United States is an ongoing environmental issue that attracts protests from environmentalists. Prior to the arrival of European-Americans, about one half of the United States land area was forest, about 1,023,000,000 acres (4,140,000 km) estimated in 1630. Recently, the Forest Service reported total forestation as 766,000,000 acres (3,100,000 km) in 2012. The majority of deforestation took place prior to 1910 with the Forest Service reporting the minimum forestation as 721,000,000 acres (2,920,000 km) around 1920. The forest resources of the United States have remained relatively constant through the 20th century.