How big will the Brooklyn Bridge Forest be?
The Promenade boardwalk needs 11,000 planks replaced approximately every 30 years. Considering this replacement cycle, and the low-impact harvesting limits recommended by the FSC, the Brooklyn Bridge Forest will likely require between 2,000 and 10,000 acres depending on species of tree and local geography. This area will provide the 150,000 board feet needed to replacing the boardwalk every 30 years while maintaining all of the ecological attributes of the forest at all times in the cutting cycle.
