According to Forisk tracking of timberland ownership, 58 firms currently own or manage in excess of 100,000 acres of timberlands in the United States.  These firms feature the following descriptive statistics:

• As a group, they own/manage 57.6 million acres of US timberlands.
• On average, they own/manage 993,000 acres of US timberlands.
• The median ownership is 473,000 acres.
• Assuming a conservative average per acre value of $1,500, each firm owns or manages on average $1.49 billion in timberland assets.

Source: Forisk Consulting