<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
when was most of the continental us deforested
when was most of the continental us deforested
prior to 1910
prior to 1910