Name:   GoneFishin - Subject:   Blame It On Trump Date:   11/12/2018 2:15:37 PM

The Feds own or control 57% of California forest. Trump's Interior Sec Zinke needs to do better forest management. Zinke is under ehtics review and is too busy with enriching himself than worrying about forest management. A sorry bunch in Trump's swamp.

Of the approximately 33 million acres of forest in California, federal agencies (including the USDA Forest Service and USDI Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service) own and manage 19 million acres (57%).

40% of California's forestland is owned by families, Native American tribes, or companies. Industrial timber companies own 5 million acres (14%). 9 million acres are owned by individuals  with nearly 90% of these owners having less than 50 acres of forest land.

State and local agencies including CalFire, local open space, park and water districts and land trusts own another 3%.