ABSTRACT
The n a t i o n a l f o r e s t s , as a l l f o r e s t e d a r e a s , p ro d u c e many k in d s o f o u t p u ts — w i ld e r n e s s e x p e r i e n c e s , o th e r o u td o o r r e c r e a t i o n e x p e r ie n c e s o f a more i n t e n s i v e and p o p u la r k in d , w a t e r , w i l d l i f e , and wood in v a r io u s fo rm s. W ith r a r e e x c e p t io n s , i t i s th e wood h a r v e s t e d w h ich p ro d u c e s th e c a sh incom e to th e f o r e s t o w n er, w h e th e r t h a t ow ner be a p r i v a t e i n d i v id u a l o r company o r w h e th e r i t i s a p u b l i c a g e n c y . To a s u b s t a n t i a l e x t e n t , th e v a r io u s o u tp u ts o f th e f o r e s t a r e j o i n t p ro d u c ts from a s i n g l e p r o d u c t iv e r e s o u r c e , w i th a l l th e p ro b lem s i n h e r e n t in j o i n t o u tp u t s .
