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The National Woodland Owner Survey Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. Brett J. Butler U.S. Forest Service. SAF National FIA User Group Meeting Agenda March 3, 2009New Orleans, La. Who are these people? What do these people have in common?. T. Roosevelt. J. Muir. G. Pinchot. J. Weeks. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The National Woodland Owner SurveyYesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Brett J. ButlerU.S. Forest Service
SAF National FIA User Group Meeting AgendaMarch 3, 2009 New Orleans, La
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Who are these people?What do these people have in common?
The Forefathers of Forest Conservation in the United States
T. Roosevelt J. Muir J. WeeksG. Pinchot
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According to 1,000 likely voters: who owns most of the forests in the U.S.?
A. U.S. GovernmentB. Forest industryC. Family forest owners
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NWOS: Yesterday
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NWOS: Today
• 2002-2006• Family Forest Owners
of the U.S., 2006• NWOS Table Maker
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Family Forest Owners of the US, 2006
• Family forest owners rule!
• Size matters• Beauty, legacy, and
privacy• To manage or not to
manage?• They are a bunch of
old guys
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Step 1: Step 2: Step 3:
Step 4: Step 5:
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Who is this?
A. Woodsy OwlB. Smokey BearC. Connie FirD. Santa Claus
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NWOS: Tomorrow
• 2010– Trends– Sample size– State-specific
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Partnerships
• State and Private Forestry
• Family Forest Research Center
• Sustaining Family Forests Initiative
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Projects
• P2 inventory data– ownership variables– TIMOs and REITs
• Ownership trends• Social availability• Geospatial products
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Questions?
Brett ButlerU.S. Forest Service, Amherst, MA
[email protected]; 413.545.1387
www.fia.fs.fed.us/nwos