Efforts of the U.S. Forest Service and Georgia Forestry Commission to provide timber-resource statistics for Southeast Georgia have provided welcome information overall. For the Inventory Unit, the area of timberland is still a significant proportion of total land area and has increased slightly since 1988; timber categories are not being overcut except for hardwood growing stock; pine plantations make up a considerable proportion of timberland; and more land is being purposely regenerated than is being cut in final harvests. Also, softwood growing stock and sawtimber are growing faster than before. Such statistics are encouraging but should not foster complacency.