15,824: Board feet of wood used in the average single-family home

6.9 million: Cords of wood harvested each year in Maine to build homes, make furniture, paper and other products

1.47 pounds: Amount of carbon dioxide needed to grow a pound of wood

1.07 pounds: Amount of oxygen produced by a pound of wood

4,000 pounds: Amount of wood produced in 1 acre of trees each year

Source: Maine.gov

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