The funding derived from the sale of timber harvested on the ANF is crucial to the school districts and municipalities in the four counties that are host to the Forest.
The 500,000+ acres occupied by the ANF displaces private land ownership, resulting in reduced property tax revenues in these counties. Without the 25% of timber harvest receipts paid to these schools and municipalities, they would have to cut educational programs to more than 11,000 students and forego municipal road improvements that would benefit 122,321 residents.
The following school districts and municipalities rely on the USFS funding:
| School District | 2022 Alloc. (approx.) |
|---|---|
| Johnsonburg Area | $30,168 |
| Warren County | $287,756 |
| Forest Area | $512,728 |
| Kane Area | $199,454 |
| Ridgway Area | $60,017 |
| Bradford Area | $129,953 |
| Smethport Area | $23,869 |
| $1,243,540 |
| Municipalities: | 2022 Alloc. (approx.) |
|---|---|
| Elk County (25% funding): | $216,847 |
| Highlands Twp. | $86,058 |
| Jones Twp. | $31,412 |
| Millstone Twp. | $38,675 |
| Ridgway Twp. | $26,089 |
| Spring Creek Twp. | $34,613 |
| Forest County (SRS Funding): | $630,598 |
| Barnett Twp. | $14,272 |
| Green Twp. | $9,059 |
| Harmony Twp. | $4,184 |
| Hickory Twp. | $56,863 |
| Howe Twp. | $227,228 |
| Jenks Twp. | $199,481 |
| Kingsley Twp. | $112,258 |
| Tionesta Twp. | $7,253 |
| McKean County (25% Funding): | $258,665 |
| Bradford Twp. | $2,316 |
| Corydon Twp. | $82,691 |
| Foster Twp. | $707 |
| Hamilton Twp. | $59,396 |
| Hamlin Twp. | $24,178 |
| Lafayette Twp. | $36,820 |
| Lewis Run Twp. | $250 |
| Wetmore Twp. | $52,307 |
| Warren County (25% Funding): | $282,079 |
| Brokenstraw Twp. | $579 |
| Cherry Grove Twp. | $43,134 |
| Conewango Twp. | $272 |
| Deerfield Twp. | $34 |
| Elk Twp. | $16,253 |
| Glade Twp. | $5,534 |
| Limestone Twp. | $29,050 |
| Mead Twp. | $68,211 |
| Pleasant Twp. | $22,505 |
| Sheffield Twp. | $51,385 |
| Triumph Twp. | $1,934 |
| Watson Twp. | $43,168 |
| Tidioute Twp. | $20 |
“Without natural resources life itself is impossible. From birth to death, natural resources, transformed for human use, feed, clothe, shelter, and transport us. Upon them we depend for every material necessity, comfort, convenience, and protection in our lives. Without abundant resources prosperity is out of reach.” – Gifford Pinchot, the “Father of American Forestry”.