Hurricane Michael & Florida’s Forest Industry

UF/IFAS Report (2017) Forestry/forest products: #1 ag commodity (neck and neck with horticulture) #1 ag export Economic Impact: $25 billion Jobs: 124,000

Florida Forests = 17.1 Million Acres

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Impacted Counties: Bay Jackson Calhoun Leon Franklin Liberty Gadsden Wakulla Gulf Washington Holmes

Catastrophic Damage: 347,000 acres $320,717,000 FFS Photo – Catastrophic Damage – Bay County Photo credit: Florida Forest Service

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