Commercial forestry refers to the systematic planting of trees in forests that can be commercially exploited. It is the practice of growing and harvesting trees for various commercial uses, such as lumber, paper, bioenergy, and other forest products. Commercial forests are a part of a forest that has large enough trees and is close enough to a market to allow it to be harvested by the forest industry. The Commercial Forest Program is a property tax incentive program in Michigan that provides private landowners with reduced taxes for managing their forest for long-term timber production. The program allows public access to more than 2.2 million acres of private lands enrolled in the Commercial Forest Program for hunting, trapping, and fishing. Commercial activity on Commercial Forest lands is not allowed for any purpose other than forestry or oil and gas extraction.