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Important information for forest districts includes other parameters related to the structure and share of stands and the number of trees in the forest district. The main goal of this study was to propose the new ALS data processing methodology for detecting single trees in the Sam\u0142awki Forest District. The idea of the proposed methodology is to indicate a free and accessible solution for any user (at least in Poland). This new ALS data processing methodology contributes to research on the use of ALS data in forest districts to maintain up-to-date and accurate stand statistics. This methodology was based on free data from the geoportal.gov.pl portal and free software, which allowed to minimize the costs of preparing data for the needs of forestry activities. In cooperation with the Sam\u0142awki Forest District, the proposed methodology was used to detect the number and heights of trees for two forest addresses 13b and 30a, and then to calculate the volume of stands. 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