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Reaching the Future Forest Owners Reaching the Future Forest Owners of Pennsylvaniaof Pennsylvania
USDA Forest ServiceLandowner Assistance MeetingCharleston, SC
Allyson MuthSchool of Forest ResourcesThe Pennsylvania State University
What We’ll CoverWhat We’ll Cover
► Concerns Over LegacyConcerns Over Legacy► Engaging Current PA Engaging Current PA
LandownersLandowners Extension ProgrammingExtension Programming Woodland Owners Woodland Owners
AssociationsAssociations PA Forest StewardsPA Forest Stewards
► Changing Our Changing Our ApproachApproach
Concerns Over LegacyConcerns Over Legacy
► Mercer County, PennsylvaniaMercer County, Pennsylvania Disconnect between Decision-Makers and Private Forest Disconnect between Decision-Makers and Private Forest
Landowners (PFLs) Landowners (PFLs)
► Northeastern PennsylvaniaNortheastern Pennsylvania Heightened awareness of loss to developmentHeightened awareness of loss to development
► Southeastern PennsylvaniaSoutheastern Pennsylvania PFLs noticing that parcels getting smallerPFLs noticing that parcels getting smaller
Engaging Current Pennsylvania PFLsEngaging Current Pennsylvania PFLs
►Extension ProgrammingExtension Programming►Woodland Owners AssociationsWoodland Owners Associations►Pennsylvania Forest StewardsPennsylvania Forest Stewards
Extension ProgrammingExtension Programming
►Stewardship for the Future, 2004Stewardship for the Future, 2004 In-Service Training for VolunteersIn-Service Training for Volunteers
►Land HistoryLand History►Engaging Future GenerationsEngaging Future Generations►Stewardship PlanningStewardship Planning
►What Will Become of My Forest?What Will Become of My Forest? Program offered in Mercer County in Program offered in Mercer County in
20062006►Estate Planning Options and Conservation Estate Planning Options and Conservation
EasementsEasements►Getting Started on Your Estate PlanGetting Started on Your Estate Plan
Woodland Owners AssociationsWoodland Owners Associations►Best Practices for WOAs ConferencesBest Practices for WOAs Conferences
Creating a Stronger WOA, November 12, 2005Creating a Stronger WOA, November 12, 2005►Recruiting and Retaining MembersRecruiting and Retaining Members►ProgrammingProgramming►Structural and Organizational IssuesStructural and Organizational Issues
Getting Your Message Out, November 4, 2006Getting Your Message Out, November 4, 2006►Knowing Your Audience – Results of Statewide SurveyKnowing Your Audience – Results of Statewide Survey►Reaching Your Audience – PublicityReaching Your Audience – Publicity►Engaging Your Audience – Going Beyond WorkshopsEngaging Your Audience – Going Beyond Workshops
Pennsylvania Forest StewardsPennsylvania Forest Stewards
►Ruffed Grouse Society’s Coverts ProgramRuffed Grouse Society’s Coverts Program Focus on private forest stewardshipFocus on private forest stewardship
►Training in exchange for outreach effortsTraining in exchange for outreach efforts►431 volunteers trained since 1991; 349 431 volunteers trained since 1991; 349
still active.still active.► Increase in “legacies” coming through Increase in “legacies” coming through
the program.the program.
Marketing the Stewardship MessageMarketing the Stewardship Message
►Landowner Contact ProgramLandowner Contact Program►Peer MentoringPeer Mentoring►Regional LiaisonsRegional Liaisons►Help New/Naïve Landowners Help New/Naïve Landowners
Determine:Determine: ObjectivesObjectives Resources neededResources needed Where to get helpWhere to get help
Changing Our ApproachChanging Our Approach► Discovering Collaborative Learning: A Discovering Collaborative Learning: A
WorkshopWorkshop Goal: Create a cadre of resource Goal: Create a cadre of resource
professionals able to engage forest professionals able to engage forest stakeholders in new ways.stakeholders in new ways.►FacilitationFacilitation►Collaborative LearningCollaborative Learning►DialogueDialogue
Changing Our ApproachChanging Our Approach► Discovering Collaborative Learning: A Discovering Collaborative Learning: A
WorkshopWorkshop Seven contact days over 6 monthsSeven contact days over 6 months
►How to: Collaborative learning and dialogue.How to: Collaborative learning and dialogue.►How to: Work with groups and help people find How to: Work with groups and help people find
common ground.common ground.►Assignment: Create a collaborative learning Assignment: Create a collaborative learning
resource group.resource group.►Document impacts and refine training Document impacts and refine training
curriculum.curriculum.