Timber Tract Operations
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the operation of timber tracts for the purpose of selling standing timber.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Timber Tract Operations comprises establishments that operate timber tracts and sell standing timber to other parties. The boundary between this industry and Logging lies in who performs the harvesting; timber tract operators own and manage forest land for timber sales but do not themselves harvest or fell the trees. Logging establishments, by contrast, engage in the actual cutting and removal of timber. Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products is a separate industry covering the cultivation of seedlings and the collection of non-timber forest resources, not the management of mature timber stands for sale.