Migration rural to urban, accelerated in the last quarter of the twentieth century, caused a decline in thepopulation of the village. Demographic and socio-economic structure of the population has changed by the process ofthis development. Trabzon also has been affected by this process. This study prepared on the basis of data from theprovince of Trabzon aims to reveal how forests and forestry has effected by population changes in rural.This study has prepared on the basis of the data obtained from various written sources and records and theoriginal data collected from the field. The original data obtained from semi-structured interviews with chief foresters,surveys applied to 848 people exemplified with the 95% confidence level and 5% margin of error in 68 villages from211forest villages, Trabzon. The findings obtained from the survey results examined by percentage values and thefrequency distributions,The decrease in village population and the number of families spent the winter season in village is because of themigration. Thus, this decrease has reduced pressure on forest resources. It was voiced concerns that reduction of thepopulation in forest villages can make more difficult providing local labor for cerequired for forestry activities carriedout in this villages in the past. At this point contracting the afforestation and erosion control work to privateentrepreneurs, expansion of stumpage sales practices in production are developments that addressed these concerns.Increase inper capita income inforest villages has reduced the dependence on forest resources, especially firewood. Reduce dependence on forest resources and the concept which is aware of the environmental functions offorests has provided an easement to forest workers of the forestry department.