There are approximately 1,153 acres of forest resources, consisting of twelve sites of forest resource land that have merchantable timber and reproduction. Pierce County property being used for purposes other than forest resource management may or may not be adjacent to the forest resource acres. The lands in the forest resource inventory are a mix of county owned and tax title properties.

The Pierce County forest resource lands are being managed to maintain and enhance forest health anesthetics and ecosystem values. Management operations consist of periodic, commercial entries to salvage dead, dying, damaged, downed and hazard trees and silvicutural crown thinning to improve the quality and growth of residual trees. Particular attention is given to protecting and enhancing snags and wildlife trees during the management operations. The long term health and viability of the forest resource is the ultimate management objective for the Pierce County forestlands.