Nonindustrial Private Forest Management in the South: Assistance Foresters' Activities and Perceptions

1990 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald G. Hodges ◽  
Frederick W. Cubbage
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Southern States ◽  
Employment Sector ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Private Forest Management ◽  
Nonindustrial Private Forest

Abstract Private and public technical assistance foresters were surveyed in 12 southern states. Their management practices on southern forests are summarized by employment sector. Industrial foresters helped manage more acres per forester than consultants or state foresters. All foresters assisted more in planting trees than in preparing for natural regeneration. Industrial foresters favored clearcutting, consultants selective cuts, and state foresters a mix. Consultants performed much more natural regeneration than industrial or state foresters, who focused almost exclusively on artificial regeneration. Respondents also provided written opinion about current forest management and environmental issues, as well as suggestions for professional education. South. J. App. For. 14(1):44-48.

Nonindustrial Private Forest Owners in Idaho

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Ellen Force ◽  
Harry W. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Private Forest Owners ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Domestic Use ◽  
Sociodemographic Profile ◽  
Nipf Owners ◽  
Nonindustrial Private Forest

Abstract Idaho's nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) owners were surveyed by mail to determine their sociodemographic characteristics, perceptions of the benefits received from owning forestland, use of forest management practices, harvesting plans, and use of forest management assistance. Data were reported for the entire state and also analyzed by ownership class. The sociodemographic profile of Idaho's NIPF owner is similar to that reported from other states. Major benefits of owning NIPF land were: wood for domestic use; esthetic enjoyment; and wildlife appreciation. Esthetics were more important to smaller landowners. Grazing and timber were benefits of importance to large landowners. Fifty-six percent of owners have harvested timber, varying from 35% of small holdings to 74% of large holdings. One-fourth of the owners say they will never harvest timber. Only 34% have ever sought professional forest management assistance. West. J. Appl. For. 6(2):32-36.

scholarly journals Forest Management Intensity: A Comparison of Timber Investment Management Organizations and Industrial Landowners in Mississippi

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 83-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian A. Munn ◽  
W. Rhett Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Pine Plantations ◽  
Property Taxes ◽  
Investment Management ◽  
Chemical Release ◽  
Silvicultural Treatments ◽  
Management Intensity

Abstract All timberland investment management organizations (TIMOs) and industrial landowners in Mississippi were surveyed during 1998 and 1999 to determine their annual forest management practices and related expenditures. The response rate was 65%, and respondents accounted for approximately 90% of the timberland owned by these two landowner groups. For analysis purposes, industrial landowners were separated into two categories: large (>10,000 ac) and small (<10,000 ac). Pine plantations represented 66% of TIMOs' timberland base compared to 55% for large industrial landowners and less than 50% for small industrial landowners. Over the 2 yr study period, TIMOs and large industrial landowners invested heavily in site preparation and planting as well as midrotation chemical release and fertilization. In contrast, small industrial landowners relied on natural regeneration to a much greater extent and conducted few, if any, midrotation treatments. As a group, TIMOs and industrial landowners spent approximately $20/ac annually on their Mississippi timberlands. Overhead represented slightly over 40% of this total, with silvicultural treatments accounting for the remainder. Property taxes represented the largest overhead expense. In total, these landowners spent $67 million in 1998 and $54 million in 1999 to maintain and manage their Mississippi timberlands. South. J. Appl. For. 27(2):83–91.

Impacts of technical assistance on private nonindustrial reforestation

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 1804-1810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Skinner ◽  
W. David Klemperer ◽  
Robert J. Moulton
Keyword(s):  
Cost Sharing ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Tree Planting ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Southern States ◽  
Relevant Variables ◽  
Nipf Owners ◽  
Nonindustrial Private Forest ◽  
The Relationship

This study explores the relationship between the number of foresters providing assistance to nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) owners in the southern United States and the NIPF acres planted with pine. For the year 1985, for 29 substate zones in 12 southern states, data were gathered on numbers of NIPF assistance foresters by four types, NIPF acres planted with pine, and several other variables thought to influence levels of pine planting. Using this data, a cross-sectional regression analysis was unable to demonstrate a significant south-wide effect of technical assistance on NIPF tree planting when all significant variables were included in the equations. Within the range of data gathered, equations showed that additional cost sharing and the accompanying forestry assistance should increase reforestation, but added forestry assistance alone is less likely to influence reforestation. Some previous studies support our results, others do not. In the future, if better data on the relevant variables are gathered, more definitive conclusions might be reached about the effects of technical assistance on NIPF reforestation.

Minnesota's Private Forest Management Assistance Program: An Evaluation of Aspen Timber Sale Assistance

1990 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rusell K. Henly ◽  
Paul V. Ellefson ◽  
Melvin J. Baughman
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Private Landowner ◽  
Tax Returns ◽  
Program Costs ◽  
Private Forest Management ◽  
Public Costs

Abstract State and federal expenditures for Minnesota's private forest management (PFM) program approached $1.9 million in 1987. Nearly 15,000 landowners received PFM assistance in 1986. Seven paired harvests were studied to determine the cost-effectiveness of PFM forester assistance on aspen harvests. PFM forester assistance was found to have little effect on physical harvest conditions (e.g., regeneration and soil impacts) but did result in significantly higher stumpage prices received by landowners. On average, assistance costs exceeded incremental tax returns by $19.70/ac; assisted landowners received a net incremental return of $16.25/ac. Thus, public costs exceeded private landowner returns by $3 45/ac. Increasing the advisory role of PFM foresters while reducing their provision of on-site technical assistance could reduce program costs, as could imposition of larger assistance fees. Cost-effectiveness could be different for other assistance and timber types. North. J. Appl. For. 7(1):31-34, March 1990.

Timber Management for Nonindustrial Forest Owners: A Matter of Perspective?

1977 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 2-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Porterfield ◽  
James E. Moak
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Multiple Goals ◽  
Forest Land ◽  
Timber Management ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Incentive Programs ◽  
Nonindustrial Private Forest ◽  
Small Forest

Abstract While federal and state incentive programs may be helpful in increasing future timber supplies, desired increases can be achieved only if forest management practices are made routine on small forest land ownerships and if greater consideration is given to the multiple goals of the nonindustrial private forest landowners. Research aimed at determining the physical tradeoffs between forest uses is needed so that intensive management practices can be tailored to landowner goals. Until such tradeoff information is available, unevenaged forest management is probably the most acceptable and compatible interim recommendation.

scholarly journals Relating extension education to the adoption of sustainable forest management practices

2016 ◽  
Vol 92 (04) ◽  
pp. 412-417
Author(s):  
Maminiaina S. Rasamoelina ◽  
James E. Johnson ◽  
R. Bruce Hull
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Forest Owners ◽  
Family Forest ◽  
Forest Management Practices

Family forest lands represent a vitally important economic, environmental, and social resource in the U.S. A study of family forest owners was conducted in Virginia in 2007 to determine the relationship between attendance at Extension Service educational programs and the adoption of sustainable forest management practices. A mail survey was conducted to 3435 randomly selected forest owners, with a usable response rate of 32%. Participation in educational programs was shown to be significantly related to higher levels of adoption for all seven categories of sustainable forest management practices studied. For example, in the woodland management category, participants in workshops offered through the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program (VFLEP) adopted one or more specific practices at a rate of 94%, significantly greater than 83% for forest owners who attended other general educational programs, which in turn was significantly higher than the 75% adoption rate for forest owners who did not attend any educational programs. Two key indicators of sustainable forest management are the preparation and use of a forest management plan, and the use of professional technical assistance providers. For both of these categories participants in the VFLEP adopted at significantly higher rates, 41% and 73%, respectively.

scholarly journals Methods and Treatments Used To Secure Natural Regeneration in British Columbia

1970 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 451-452
Author(s):  
J. R. Gilmour
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Natural Regeneration ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
The Other ◽  
Artificial Regeneration ◽  
Forest Management Practices ◽  
Recent Increase

Natural regeneration will continue to play an important role in forest management practices in British Columbia despite the recent increase in artificial regeneration. It is anticipated that by the time the artificial regeneration programme has been fully developed, up to fifty per cent of the areas logged will be restocked artificially, leaving the other fifty per cent to restock naturally.

scholarly journals The Role of Assistance Foresters in Nonindustrial Private Forest Management: Alabama Landowners' Perspectives

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daowei Zhang ◽  
Sarah Warren ◽  
Conner Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Forest Landowners ◽  
Private Forest Management ◽  
Nonindustrial Private Forest ◽  
Private Forest Landowners

Abstract Nonindustrial private forest landowners in Alabama were surveyed and assistance foresters' involvement in their management activities documented. Overall, assistance foresters have participated in some 58% of all forest management activities. Consulting foresters account for 45 to 50% of those activities involving assistance foresters. Public foresters have more small and low income landowners as their clients, and consulting and industry foresters assist more medium and large landowners. The perception of all assistance foresters by the landowners is positive, and reputation is a key to acquire new clients. Respondents also believe that the number of public foresters should stay roughly the same or be increased, and they are evenly divided about paying a fee for services provided by public foresters. South. J. Appl. For. 22(2):101-105.

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