b"SOFTWOODS ARE SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED AND SEQUESTER CARBONAverage net annual increase in growing-stock trees on timber-land is about 25 billion cubic feet.U.S. forest area has been stable since the early 1900's. Increasing by 18 million acres between 1990 and 2020, to now cover over 818 million acres.Growing stock increased by more than 5% over the same period.That's 1,200 NFL football fields of growth per day! US Forest DensityU.S. forests stored 66.1 billion tons of carbon in 2019.1.3 tonsof CO2 stored percubic yard of wood. A mature tree absorbs CO2 at a rate of 48 pounds per year.Data from US Forest Service and American Hardwood Export CouncilMORE SOFTWOOD IS GROWN EVERY YEAR IN THE USA THAN IS HARVESTED"