Theregion’sforestsalsocontributetothelocaleconomy.ThetimberindustrybeganbeforetheCivilWarandpeakedinthelate1800s.Bytheearly1900s,hardwoodforestsweredeclining.Today,forestryismoresustainable.Mostofthetimberisusedforlumber.About30percentofitisusedtomakepaper.Throughoutthehistoryofthetimberindustry,theriverhasbeenusedasaneasymethodformovinglogs.7MitchKezar/Photodisc/GettyImagesAuthor’sPointofViewDetails9780021186204MHID0-02-118620-0ISBN-13978-0-02-118620-499701EAN5