Throughoutthehistoryofthetimberindustry,theriverhasprovidedafastandefficientmethodfortransportinglogs.Theregion’sforestsalsomakeasignificantcontributiontotheDeltaregion’seconomy.ThetimberindustrydevelopedbeforetheCivilWarandpeakedinthelate1800s.However,thenumberofhardwoodforestswasdecliningbytheearly1900s.Today,forestryismanagedinamoresustainableway.Mostofthetimberisusedforlumber,andabout30percentofitisusedaspulpformakingpaper.77MitchKezar/Photodisc/GettyImagesAuthor’sPointofViewDetails9780021190928MHID0-02-119092-5ISBN-13978-0-02-119092-899701EAN5
