A proposal by the Bush administration to sell 300,000 acres of national forestland, including about 10,000 acres in North Carolina, has met with very little public support. The four living former chiefs of the U.S. Forest Service oppose it, and it has drawn fire from Republicans and Democrats alike.

But in the unlikely event that Congress should approve the sale, North Carolina shouldn’t expect a windfall, even if the land is prime real estate. That’s because the revenue from the proposed sale is intended to replace a federal program that provides a portion of timber sales to the home counties of national forests. States with the highest sales receive the most money.

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