The current issues of deforestation in the United States is affected by many factors. The first factor is the logging industry. Whether this effect is positive or negative the United States is the World's leading producer and consumer of forest products. It accounts for about one-fourth of production and consumption. The United States Forest Service has stated that illegal logging is one of their biggest problems due to being nearly impossible to monitor and stop. In 2005 The United States was ranked as the seventh highest country losings its old growth forestry. A large majority was removed prior to the 20th century.

Since the 1600's, 90 percent of the United States' indigenous forests have been removed. The World Resources institute estimates that all or most of the World's remaining indigenous forest is only about 22 percent of its original amount. This little remaining amount is mostly located in Canada, Russia, Alaska, and the Northwestern Amazom basin. North America is home to different kinds of forests, including the tropical rainforest in the Caribbean National Forest and the temperate rainforest found in the Tongass Chugach, and Olymoc national forests. To learn more please visit livescience, and americasforests.