Lands owned by state and federal government now contribute little to California’s wood supply (see the graphic below). Private landowners (the green area) now carry nearly all the burden for California’s timber harvesting and its wood demand. 
(Source: California Forestry Association CA Timber Harvest Statistics 1978-2009.)
As previously noted on this site:
Our California forests have the capacity to produce all the wood we need and export some as well, yet we import [...]
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