Landowner Incentives for Conservation around El Yunque National Forest

This fact sheet summarizes the findings obtained from interviews conducted with thirty landowners from ten communities within the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) priority acquisition areas in El Yunque’s proclamation area, which is the area outside the administrative boundaries of El Yunque where the USFS has the authority to purchase land to expand its area for forest conservation purposes. The information provided in this fact sheet can help forest managers and natural resources specialists to design, promote, and better implement conservation programs around El Yunque, as well as in other state and national forests.

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