To　explore　the　carbon　sequestration　potential　of　hardwood　forests　in　the　eastern　United　States,　the　forest　vegetation　simulator　(FVS)　and　life　cycle　assessment　(LCA)　were　integrated　to　analyze　the　forest　carbon　dynamics　for　the　four　subregions　of　the　eastern　United　States:　northeast　(NE),　mid-Atlantic　(MA),　southeast　(SE),　and　north　central　(NC).　This　study　quantitatively　assessed　current　forest　management　practices　for　timber　production　and　their　associated　life-cycle　environmental　impacts.　The　system　boundary　was　selected　to　be　consistent　with　the　A1　module　(extraction　and　upstream　production)　required　by　an　Environmental　Product　Declaration　(EPD)　for　wood　products.　The　results　indicate　that　uneven-aged　(UA)　forest　management　yields　higher　carbon　stocks　and　growth　than　even-aged　(EA)　management　across　all　subregions.　In　contrast,　clearcutting　under　EA　management　results　in　higher　carbon　removal.　It　was　found　that　fuel　consumption-related　greenhouse　gas　(GHG)　emissions　for　manual　and　mechanized　harvesting　systems　for　both　management　types　ranged　between　9.13　and　12.15　kg　of　CO2　equivalent　per　cubic　meter　(kg　CO2e/m3),　with　an　average　of　11　kg　CO2e/m3　of　hardwood　timber　harvested　across　all　subregions.　It　is　estimated　that　63-187　megajoules　(MJ)　of　energy　is　needed　to　produce　1　m3　of　hardwood　sawlogs.　The　extraction　and　loading　processes　contributed　more　to　the　total　GHG　emissions　than　the　felling　and　processing　within　the　system　boundary.　The　study　concludes　that　UA　management　led　to　higher　forest　carbon　and　net　carbon　balance　(excluding　carbon　stock)　compared　to　EA　management　in　the　eastern　U.S.　hardwood　forests.　Forest　management　strategies　should　be　determined　based　on　the　ecological　goal　of　increasing　forest　carbon　stock　and　the　economic　goal　of　maximizing　revenue　from　the　timber　market.　The　findings　of　this　study　have　implications　for　policymakers　and　forest　managers　in　mitigating　climate　change　and　carbon　sequestration　through　sustainable　forest　management　for　timber　production.